We don’t ordinarily remember Ulysses S. Grant as someone who cowered easily. After all, under Grant’s leadership the Union Army defeated the Confederate military, effectively ending the Civil War with the surrender of Robert E. Lee’s army at Appomattox. That hard-won victory came at a price, however, when Grant faced formidable adversaries like Lieutenant GeneralRead more
In 1966 rumor suggested Walt Disney had been frozen at the time of his death-cryogenically preserved to await the day when science could revive him and cure his disease. Nothing could have been further from the truth. In fact, Disney started a fire in the entertainment world that continues to burn decades after his death.Read more
The business best seller list, complete with extensive advice to first discover your strengths, while you go from good to great, and build yourself to last, might tempt you to think leveraging strengths will be enough to ensure your success. It won’t. Certainly, to be world class at anything, you have to start with rawRead more
For generations the “King of Beers” reined over St. Louis and ruled the world-Budweiser controlled 52 % of the U.S. beer market, and Anheuser-Busch was the world’s top brewer. Today, the Great American Lager is no more. On November 18, 2008, the stock, known for its “BUD” ticker symbol, stopped trading, and one of America’sRead more
In a previous newsletter I advised “Beware snakes in suits.” I suggested you have two alternatives: get away from snakes or get bitten. I stand by that advice. However, as alert readers notified me, sometimes these options don’t exist. The snake happens to share DNA, family associations, or leadership positions. Sometimes you don’t want aRead more
