Occupation: Professor Birth: 1940
Reaching your potential is a disciplined process. Like losing weight or getting in shape - there is no final destination and it requires you to dust ….
There is usually a clock in our heads regarding decisions we make and the course of our lives. Sometimes this clock is helpful in that it get us to m….
In my opinion, you have to have a vision for how you add value to others through your product or service. Why do you exist? All of us need a reason t….
Passion is the rocket fuel that helps you perform at your best. It helps you get through bad days, injustices, hardships and disappointments. It is h….
If you're the smartest person in the room, it can sometimes be hard to learn to delegate - the person to whom you're delegating will do the task wors….
To help people with the struggle, I have to reveal my own struggles..
There are multiple ways to solve a problem and add value. There are seldom right answers. So, you've got to use your abilities to diagnose a situatio….
I like films about people who figured out what they believed and had the guts to act on it in a way that added value to others. So, there are lots of….
Managing risk is very different from managing strategy. Risk management focuses on the negative-threats and failures rather than opportunities and su….
Consistent alignment of capabilities and internal processes with the customer value proposition is the core of any strategy execution..
Step one is to take ownership of figuring strengths ans weaknesses out. It starts with writing them down but, to take ownership, you have got to seek….
There are three main areas of focus: vision, priorities and alignment. It is critical to articulate a clear vision - how do we add value based on wha….
Screening out peer pressure and conventional wisdom. It is so powerful, that most of us aren't even aware of how much it is influencing our decisions..
Rather than the word career, I prefer to discuss how you make a positive I pact on the world. This could mean raising your children, professional act….
Every person I meet is struggling with how to understand themselves and reach their full potential. No one has it fully figured out. It is a life lon….
Business education must constantly be changing and being updated to improve the quality of the student experience. On line courses will be a key part….
Education has been critical. First at Kansas and then at Harvard Business School. It helped me build the confidence that I could go out and do things….
One reason leaders don't delegate is they haven't been sufficiently clear with the team regarding their vision and key priorities - so that the team ….
We have all had injustice happen to us. It often shapes our failure narrative. For example, maybe you were fired and not you don't trust colleagues a….
Personal relationships are often based on affection - professional relationships can have affection but they must have mutual understanding, trust an….
It bears repeating: you don't have to be good at everything..