Last week I traveled from Seattle to Cincinnati to celebrate the retirement of my colleague, friend and mentor Terry Crilley after 31 years of service. I once dubbed Terry the “Oracle of Cincinnatus” because I declared him to be the font from which all wealth management knowledge flowed. It’s not that much of an [...]
Most bankers don’t spend a lot of time with start-up companies. The need for bankers’ loan decisions to be right 99% of the time tends to not mix well with most start-ups’ risky and voracious appetite for capital. Outside of a few bankers in Seattle, Silicon Valley and a few other places, the clear exception [...]
Last week I had the chance to collaborate with some great minds in management and leadership at a leadership conference for the firm that pays me for my day job. I have been a “Strengths Geek” for several years, as I often note, so I was excited to work with Paul Berg and Diane Obrist [...]
I’m really not much of sports fan. I just figured out that the Florida Marlins are now the Miami Marlins when I saw their gorgeous new stadium on TV on opening day. This fact may be surprising to people who hear me a lot, because I love to use sports analogies. Not in that failed [...]
In this season of rebirth, renewal and new beginnings I am reposting one of my most popular posts, Be Remarkable, in a word cloud. Thanks to everyone who has joined me in exploring the intersection of leadership, advice and technology. I started this blog as a creative outlet for me. I did zero market research [...]
