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Tips for managing your tribe
Much of your anxiety in family relationships flows from your inner list of requirements that connect you to your ‘tribe’. You connect with the tribe when you follow the tribal rules, many of which are unspoken. When you feel that you fall short of connecting to your tribe and honoring the tribal c...
Seven easy steps to reduce your stress
If you’re feeling stressed — or worse, burned out — you know how it can affect your job performance and your home life. But relieving that stress is easier than you think. And research proves it. A new study at Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center supports the growing body of good researc...
Executive wheels: Quirky — but worth it
Since its debut in the U.S. in 2000 the Prius Hybrid – the first mass produced hybrid automobile on the market and widely credited with creating the eco-boom in the car marketplace – has become famous as a symbol of the so-called “green movement,” while simultaneously becoming infamous among clima...
The futurist: Secret engines of off-grid living
From my perspective, there are three primary inputs and two primary outputs for off-grid living. The inputs are energy, water and media (Internet), and the outputs are sewage and trash. Three recent innovations are causing a shift in design thinking, making it far easier for people to become part...
Executive wheels: A dud and a stud
I recently had the opportunity to drive two Subarus, but for what I found one might as well be a Lexus and the other a Mitsubishi. They are so dissimilar that it’s a wonder that they carry the same logo. There is simply no way in the world that anybody within the company working on one had anythin...
The rise and fall of the labradoodle
While the concept of crossing a Labrador with a poodle is not protectable under patent law or any other theory in intellectual property, the term labradoodle when it was first introduced was certainly trademarkable. Trademarking the term, combined with proper enforcement, could have prevented a lo...
The pursuit of zero injuries
The construction industry has a reputation of tough people doing a dangerous job. And while a lot of people see our projects under construction, they probably do not realize the most important thing being built is a profound culture of safety. These days, our tradesmen are trained from the start t...
How to flip cravings into contentment:
Addictions and cravings in life have many different faces, yet the same result: they block your ability to remember that you can choose your response to life which at many times involves seeking out the appropriate assistance that supports your desire to show up with the best version of yourself....
New frontiers in management education
In a city founded by gold prospectors, 14 professionals staked their claim to global business knowledge provided by Washington University’s Olin Business School. For 20 months, these professionals—the inaugural class of Olin’s Executive MBA program in Denver—explored new management territory and e...
Executive wheels: Audi’s odd duck
The 2015 Audi allroad quattro is an odd car. It’s the only vehicle in the entire line that has a name rather than a number, for one thing, and it is a completely different car than it was when introduced in 1999. Audi used to have a few models called Avant – as in A4 Avant, A6 Avant – that were es...
