A man shopping at a garage sale spies a sign above a dog: “Talking dog. $10.” The man asks the dog, “Can you really talk?” “Sure,” answers the dog. “That’s amazing. What’s your story, why are you being sold?” “Well,” says the dog. “I recently returned from Afghanistan where I worked for the U.S. Army.Read more
There’s no room for error in today’s global economy. It does not allow for mediocrity; the rules and players have changed; and ordinary simply won’t work anymore. If companies don’t have the best products and services and the top people delivering them, their competition will—and they will do it all over the world—as we experienceRead more
A paradox is a statement that seems self-contradictory but may be true. It appears to contradict common sense, but we believe it, nonetheless. It contains two true statements that, in general, cannot both be true at the same time, yet it challenges us to explore the distinction between truth and plausibility. For example, if IRead more
Annoying the gods or adoring narcissists has never paid off. But people don’t readily learn these lessons, and we continue to do both, as the myths teach us. Take Echo, a mountain nymph who loved her own voice. Echo blatantly disregarded this sage advice, as evidenced by her consorting with Zeus, husband to the powerfulRead more
Why can some people bounce back from adversity while others languish? Why can some leaders help those around them find the path through the crisis when others can’t? To find the answers, I decided to study heroes–people who had overcome some sort of significant adversity and emerged healthy and hardy. I wanted to draw fromRead more
