In the vast sea of business literature, most books are ephemeral, disappearing from memory almost as quickly as they were bound. But a rare few endure. These are not the books that offer the comfort of definitive answers, but that instead provoke thought and reflection. They may reshape our very understanding of leadership, ambition, and […]

The marketplace for productivity advice is saturated with new schemes and inventions on how to best organize your inbox, how to keep on top of your schedule, a tidy desk makes for a tidy mind, and so on. It all has its place. Yet much of this self-help discourse, in my opinion, misses the mark […]

Any company that chooses not to evolve, or innovate, or that becomes complacent, ultimately has a limited life cycle. This stagnation inevitably leads to a decline in market relevance and, eventually, obsolescence. In the relentlessly-creative world of modern business, standing still is the equivalent of moving backward. Companies that fail to embrace a culture of […]

A company's downfall is often the result of its own failure to evolve. It is easy to attribute disruption to external pressures, such as competition, or more aggressive pricing, but these forces are typically downstream effects. These are the symptoms of innovation, and innovation is always driven by customer demand.  A company or sector that […]