Are you feeling the anxiety about the coming trade war? Were you shocked? Will your business suffer? Are you living under a rock? Congratulations, you forgot about Murphy’s law: “Everything that can go wrong will go wrong.” Get over it, make the best out of it and prepare for the next time. Evaluate your options…
Month: May 2019
Preparing for the Unknown
Dwight D. Eisenhower famously proclaimed: “In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” None of us can predict the future, and as such we will always be surprised by the next big catastrophe. However, leadership implies, to prepare for future disasters. Both the once we can predict…
Trust vs. Due Diligence
A couple of days ago, I was reviewing a report from a non-profit I assist. The kind of statement, that takes you hours to work through and contains a lot of financial attachments. Everyone who read it was supposed to sign off on it electronically, and of the nine signatures, mine was the second to…
Mentorship
During my professional life, I enjoyed the council of many of my friends and peers. Many of these were instructive and helpful. Three stood out because they helped me grow over a long time and made me grow in the roles I never had before. These people inspired me, to think about the role of…