HBO Continues To Face Its Industry Fears

When you are a known entity in an established category, focused purely on protecting what you already have, you land yourself in a position where you could suffer from an industry blind spot. You may think you are untouchable, but you aren’t. None of us are. Many hotels are a good example. Hotel brands spend […]

Cannibalize Your Existing Business Stat

Let’s play a game. Imagine you are the chair of the board of family-owned Black & Decker. Just about every American in the country knows your company by name. You have a well-earned reputation for quality and durability with a brand-strength rating ranked near the top with Coca-Cola, Walt Disney, and NBC. You sell superior […]

Creativity in Business

What business am I in?—I’m in the creative-business business. Sadly, many business leaders don’t grasp how transformational creativity can be to their bottom line, while most creatives don’t have an understanding about how their special sauce can drastically impact business results. When it comes to creativity itself, I am on the record as suggesting, “courageous […]

Fear of Innovation in Business

In a 2015 U.S. Innovation study by the management consulting company Accenture, American executives and managers were asked about their companies’ attitudes toward innovation. Sixty percent agreed or strongly agreed that their organization struggled to learn from past mistakes. More than 70 percent agreed or strongly agreed that opportunities to harness underdeveloped areas died because […]

The PRICE of Courage

Courage. Why do we need it so desperately in our work place? Because there’s fear we must address across our businesses. You can break these fears into the following 4S’s”: You’re Stuck. You’ve tried to breakthrough and nothing is sticking or working. You’re Scared. You’re afraid you’ll get “found out” or fired. Note: Imposter Syndrome […]

Proactive Courage in Business

With proper training, almost anyone willing can recognize, harness, and actualize courage in their everyday lives—and, subsequently, in their businesses. Greek philosopher Aristotle considered courage to be the very first virtue because it makes all other virtues possible. To be courageous, there must first be a commitment to willingness. Or, to say it more bluntly, […]

How Valuable Are Your Values?

Courageous Leaders, Are your values being tested right now? If you’re like most, then YES! If you haven’t considered your corporate values once during this critical decision making period—it begs the question: How Valuable Are Your Values? If you are a leader, then this is a trying time. This is the time to make sure […]

Ten Business Haiku Poems

Now another edition of Business Haiku. Below are 10 Business Haiku poems that can nudge you (and your team) through the corporate week. These were fun to ink. Enjoy! 10. Cheer leader leaders? It’s nothing to cheer about. Steer clear and beware. High producers want the truth. So don’t be afraid to give it to […]

The Three Little Bigs

Once upon a time, there were the 3 Little Bigs—Big, Bigger and Biggest. This toxic trio were known to wreak havoc all across indecisive business kingdoms far and wide. First there was Big—better know as Inefficient. Big can be spotted festering in most office settings. As new models evolve, Big does no such thing. Thus […]

DDI Leadership 480 Podcast

How to Show Courage in Leadership. It takes guts to show courage in leadership. Join us for a discussion on courageous leadership with entrepreneur Ryan Berman, author of Return On Courage: A Business Playbook For Change. In this episode of the Leadership 480 podcast, we interview Ryan Berman on showing courage in leadership. Ryan is […]