“If you build it, they will come” is a great movie line. But real life isn't a field of dreams. Real-life customers, investors and channel partners need Courage to invest time going off the beaten path to consider a compelling business case, solid science and engineering. With courage, they'll consider buying, subscribing, investing, adopting - putting their well-being, their livelihood, [...]
Dick Allen's (z"l) passing takes me back to Connie Mack Stadium watching games with my grandfather. When Dick Allen got razzed by Phillies fans, in a style that only Philadelphia fans can dish out, my grandfather was outraged. I couldn't tell what my grandfather was saying when he chose to be an upstander, rather than a bystander, and shook his [...]
If some of your leaders take initiative while others freeze, grumble and wait @ Level 2 for directions, you've got a courage gap to close. Courage gaps are expensive, even if you can't see what they're costing. And the inclusion part of diversityandinclusion can't pay the dividends you want - unless you bring everyone to Levels 5-4-3 with you. That's [...]
Which type of enterprise performs better in turbulent conditions like the ones we've seen in this year of COVID-19? Does the advantage go to a disciplined chain of command, where directions get followed, orders get executed, and where lieutenants wait for decisions from top management or permission from their board before going further than what they were directed to do, [...]
On the eve of Remembrance Day (in Canada) and Veterans Day in the US, when we thank those who served for protecting our security and freedom, there are two competing narratives defining last week's US election. One narrative speaks of principle, inclusion, respect, civility and seeks cooperation in a search for better solutions. It advocates understanding and respect for science, [...]
Sure, you've got a great idea for a new product - that can dramatically improve the standard of care. If an investor gives you 5 minutes, it's easy to show how your innovation is an upgrade - or a disruptive breakthrough. But investors want to know more than, "How is your innovation better? What's it fix? How's it work? Does [...]
Each chapter of our new book, MAKE COURAGE CONTAGIOUS, presents a moment of truth when leaders feel the pull of gravity pulling them down - and when it takes courage to defy gravity and lift their fortunes to a higher level of ethics, threat-mitigation, profit and wealth-creation. We ask what would you do, faced with a similar moment of truth? [...]
At age 87, here's what Jane Elliot says about her Brown Eyes/Blue Eyes sensitization exercise, which she first delivered to her 3rd grade public school students in Iowa and then to prison workers, police officers, business leaders and anyone else who needs to understand what it feels to live with the yoke of racism, treated as a low-potential subordinate, worthy [...]
MAKE COURAGE CONTAGIOUS To Get Your Voice Heard When You See A Truth That Others Prefer to Ignore "If you see something, say something." How many thousand times have you seen that sign? Saying something could be material to everyone's life and well-being. Especially when you're a luminary who has science and logic on your side. But it may not make [...]
"I don't like cameras." "I don't have high-speed bandwidth." "I'm in the dark because I'm still wearing pyjamas." "I didn't get the log-in." "I have an old laptop (or a new laptop) and haven't activated the camera." "My computer is in a dock." "I'm not good with technology." "I don't like the program my company or its strategic partners use [...]
