Build a moat

Build a moat

You may have heard industry leaders talk about building a moat around your database. What exactly does that mean? How do you  protect your relationships from industry disruptors? My personal opinion is your relationships have to be deep. They can’t be surface level....
Work life integration

Work life integration

Tony Hseih, the former CEO of Zappos, once said “Work and personal life seems to meld together in a way that can be either enhancing or debilitating – and it is up to each person to structure what works in their life and in ways that allow them to be their best...
What we decide to master defines us.

What we decide to master defines us.

To me the statement of what we decide to master defines us is a reminder of the importance of finding your one thing. Oftentimes, I see people that have gone absolutely all in mastering something that has no meaningful impact on their life, their business, or their...
Destructive Abundance

Destructive Abundance

“Destructive Abundance” is the state where protecting the results is prioritized above protecting those who produce the results. Companies get in this state because the leaders only care about the score but forgot why they decided to play the game in the...
Who are you spending time with right now?

Who are you spending time with right now?

Who you spend time with has always mattered. In today’s world it’s becoming increasingly obvious that who you hang out with changes your perspective on what’s going on in our industry which changes what you think about the market, which changes the actions you’re...