The human side of business
When it comes to needing answers, should we examine, analyze and push? Or, is there also a time to allow, observe and… do nothing, for now? In other words, might we get a better definition by allowing one to reveal itself? When a business struggles or a disparity is uncovered; when one person in a relationship needs a concrete direction…
If you don’t do it, you can bet on what will happen.If you do, what will happen is anyone’s guess. Big or small, grand or granular, regret is an effective litmus test for action. It’s natural to perseverate over certain decisions, but when put through the framework of regret, the question gets clearer. So… If you don’t do it, you…
“New Year, New You.” Cliched and virtually invisible in its ubiquity, this over-used – arguably useless – marketing message is still (to my amazement) in rotation. Not to be a bummer, but… A new year is not necessarily an opportunity for a new you. A new year is the passing of time that, in this case, happens to be positioned as a…
What happens to our belief in the fantastical… once we know better? This year, I found myself at a high-stakes pivot with my kids, smack dab in the crosshairs of a zero-gray area dilemma. Do I reveal or do I conceal? As a parent, you get used to the daily toggle between what you disclose (about life and death, headlines,…
No rational human welcomes the feeling of uncertainty – that uneasy sense that you can’t see around corners or don’t know where a road might lead. Of course recent events make us feel that the world is more unpredictable than ever. But when you depend on yourself for success, financial stability, reputation, life’s work – the mercurial feelings that demand…
On level one, you just want to cry and grieve and do something (anything) to help. On level two, you have to deliver work for a client. On level one, you want to let them know you care, that we are connected, that their tragedy is in our hearts and minds. On level two, you have to make dinner. What…
