The process of going from good to great is evolutionary, not revolutionary. It represents the sum total of incessant pushes – and consistent pushes – in the same direction every time. There is no one ‘a-ha’ that made all the difference. None of the companies could ultimately point to one single step. They could only [...]

I was watching First Knight tonight with the boys and with Janet. At a certain point, in the battle for Camelot, there was a release of arrows from far, far, far away intended to hit the enemy target. Jordan, at 10, comments, “Dad, it’s all about the arrows!” It’s all about the arrows. You know, [...]

I know… what’s a gerund? Gerunds are the words that end in “ing.” The wonderful thing about a gerund is that it provides a sense of movement: pushing, hoping, wishing, making, and so forth. Gerunds are verbs that are cast in the present tense and are almost a mood unto themselves. How about this as [...]

So there I was, as an accidental coach for a youth soccer team when I know very little about youth sports, and even less about soccer. I stepped in because my sweetie pie was there, not because I had an understanding of how soccer was played. Nonetheless, as I stepped in, I watched my sweetie [...]