O-Rings and Marshmallows

O-Rings and Marshmallows

Today’s post was originally published here on February 29, 2016.  One of my favorite philosophies for leadership is the Pareto Principle. I don’t think we talked about this principle in class so this may be a new topic to you. I want to explain this important...
Five-Minute MBA

Five-Minute MBA

(This post was first published here on October 26, 2015.) In my last post I shared that we now open our teaching on business acumen with the simple belief that value wins the day. I wrote that it is critical that business leaders understand the basics of business even...
Why Culture Matters

Why Culture Matters

Today’s post was originally published here on October 12, 2015.  In my twenties I worked as an engineer at General Motors—Oldsmobile to be specific. Working at a car company was pretty cool on many levels. I got to drive all kinds of cool cars that would not go...