Category Archives: Strategy and the Big Picture

Objective, long-term, strategic, macro view

“Culture” is hot right now

I was speaking recently with the CEO of a successful, growing e-commerce services company. The subject was organizational culture, and how to consciously create it. Coincidentally, another call a day later with the CFO of a 2,000 person biotech company … Continue reading

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In praise of the Deep State

[The following article represents solely the opinion of the author and no one else.] When I first heard it, I didn’t understand what “deep state” meant, except that whoever was using the phrase seemed to convey a sense of foreboding, … Continue reading

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Creating a road together for a different future

One pave stone at a time, our country now has the opportunity to repair the potholes in our path to a better future. It will take all of us–Democrats, Republicans, independents and all the remaining political parties who siphon votes … Continue reading

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This is the moment we saved America

[THIS ESSAY REPRESENTS MY OWN OPINIONS, AND DOES NOT REFLECT THE POSITION OR VIEWS OF WD-40 COMPANY, NOR ANY OF ITS EMPLOYEES OR STAKEHOLDERS.] I listened to the Democratic convention this week. With each speech, each testimony, I began to … Continue reading

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