The Leader Who Forgot How to Play

The Leader Who Forgot How to Play

Have you ever felt the kind of exhaustion that has nothing to do with being overworked? The exhaustion of always knowing the answer, of being the one in the room who has seen it before, solved it before, signed off on it before. Of running so efficiently that there is...
What I Keep Having to Unlearn to Stay Creative

What I Keep Having to Unlearn to Stay Creative

Sometimes I catch myself thinking something I’ve thought a hundred times before, usually right before a decision I already know I need to make. I’ve been building Best Events Productions since 2008, and every time the market shifts, a trend fades, or a...
What We Lose When We Outsource the Thinking

What We Lose When We Outsource the Thinking

Last night I watched a film called Girlfriend Day, about a man who writes greeting cards for a living, the sappy, sentimental Hallmark kind that somehow still make people cry in the aisle. His marriage had ended a few years ago, and for the first time in his career he...
The $1 Trillion Question Most Boards Never Ask

The $1 Trillion Question Most Boards Never Ask

Only 20% of HR leaders say they have leaders ready to fill their most critical roles. That number should stop most boards mid-meeting but it rarely does. According to Harvard Business Review, poorly managed CEO transitions wipe out nearly $1 trillion in market value...
“It’s Fine” and What It Leaves Out

“It’s Fine” and What It Leaves Out

Few phrases do more work in an office than “it’s fine.” Sometimes it is simply true – a small thing happened, it was handled, there is nothing more to say but “it’s fine” can also be doing the work of an entire conversation...