In watching the recent U.S. presidential inauguration, I couldn’t help but notice 22-year-old poet Amanda Gorman. I think her poem recitation and public speaking performance
When McKinsey client CEOs are asked why they value McKinsey, the word “perspective” comes up a lot. While I remember hearing those words regularly as
I first heard of the phrase “cascade of errors” from a friend of mine who was a private pilot. As part of his desire to
I was brushing my teeth this morning while doing hamstring stretches with one of my feet propped up on the bathroom counter. I do this
Over the arc of my career, I’ve done extensive work in professional development. This work included learning an endless list of strategies, tactics, and skills.
Over the last two years, I’ve been active in my local emergency response volunteer community. I’ve participated in several mass casualty training exercises (e.g., earthquakes,
Today, I’m going to cover something different. I’m to going to explain how to be one of the 500 most
One of the biggest jokes about working in industry is how many stupid useless meetings one “must” attend. Whether you
In a recent article, I wrote about an interesting application of the 80/20 rule as it applies to musical songwriting. I
The majority of the time, it pays to be an “A” player — a superstar achiever — in your company.
I spend the bulk of my time in my career either learning, teaching, or troubleshooting. I just got off the
When I left McKinsey to start my own company, a number of my McKinsey friends also left to do the
My favorite quote from the 2014 Superbowl was, “Why Not You?” It was a saying attributed to the father of Russell
I find the word paradox fascinating. Definition: A paradox is a statement that apparently contradicts itself and yet might be
A few days ago, I was in Manhattan taking a seminar on screenplay writing. During my time there, I had
Something just went wrong; really wrong. What’s the first instinct you and others have? In many company cultures (and in
