“A person can become so comfortable with everything that they don’t know, that they just stop asking questions altogether.” “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”― Mae West “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”― Ralph Waldo
The medical device company that wants to launch across the world The multinational that wants to manage multiple strategic projects in their business plan The startup in Brazil that is eager to expand to other countries The NGO that wants to replicate its methodology now While expansion to drive more revenues, create more impact, is
It’s embarrassing to me how selfish I was for 45 years. Or naive. Or both. I had little part to play in leaving this world a better place than how I inherited it…Indifference. Embarrassing. The people I hang with now probably wouldn’t have liked the old Hans much. Maybe I wasn’t all indifferent but certainly
We have been staring the problem in the face. We have walked around it and looked at it from every possible angle. We have talked to our team about it. We have explored numerous avenues of approach. And yet we are still standing, looking at it and not addressing it, still hoping we can find
Blog I was having lunch with a great guy i recently met, Richard Wells. Richard is an entrepreneur/writer/teacher and we had a great lunch conversation about leadership style, qualities and value systems. We got to the topic of Grit. I have never used the word Grit as a leadership trait. Typically we use more mainstream
I got back from a great retreat I do yearly with some great friends. We had some great discussions.. One of them was about relationships and how relationships that we value require ongoing investment, communication, compromise. Got me thinking… When we think about our relationships – home, friends, colleagues, employees… – when we really think
The other day I attended a session hosted by Marco Giberti at The Lab Miami, an amazing shared workspace environment for startup entrepreneurs in Miami. I was proud to listen to two CEOs that I have the pleasure of working with, Maurice Ferre and Rony Abovitz, tell their story of the founding of Mako Robotics
150 billion emails are sent every day 17 billion text messages are sent every day 19 billion chat messages are sent every day Whenever you can, be present for the people and relationships that matter to you. Look people in the eye and tell them you love them Look people in the eye and tell
The other day was the first time in over two years that my two brothers and I had been together. We coordinated our schedules and managed to visit our parents at the same time. We talk frequently. We consider ourselves a close family and are always there for each other. And yet, two years had
(Warning…this is a long blog. Several of my CEO clients have asked me to share this on my blog, so here goes…) How you manage your first 90 days in the new job will make all the difference. It determines the culture and values that you instill on the organization and it determines how you