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Comedy in the courtroom, I am told, is unusual. But when I was a witness in the 1999 Microsoft anti-trust case there was one exchange I...

In 1999, as a senior Microsoft executive, I was a witness in the United States v. Microsoft: Anti-Trust Trial. I was more nervous...

Do poker and business leadership have anything in common? At first flush, erm, I mean blush, they do not. Poker players must play the...

In 2006, sales of imported beer began to dip as craft beer became more and more popular in the United States. Dos Equis, owned by...

The recent Black Lives Matter protests resulting from the tragic murder of George Floyd are the largest movement in our country’s...

The protests sweeping our country since the George Floyd murder potently and painfully reinforce a reality that has been collectively...

Dear Class of 2020, Like so many others, I salute your accomplishments. Congrats. It’s unfortunate that your senior year of college ended...

In a previous post, over a month ago, I discussed the need for our federal government to forge a National Coronavirus Strategy. Here, I...

(If you haven't read Part I of this blog post you should do so first) Strategically, every business needs to think longer term about how...

How many video meetings have you had in the last week? Once, video meetings were intermittent, and chiefly in the workplace. Now, they...

Like every other industry, the publishing industry is being upended. Earlier this week, New York Times reporter Alexandra Alter wrote...

Part II – The core components of the Coronavirus Recovery Plans (If you haven't read Part I of this blog post you should do so first) So...

As someone who speaks, writes, and consults about strategy and leadership, the current Covid-19 catastrophe represents a perfect example...

I thought readers would enjoy sharing in the process I went through with my book publisher Greenleaf Book Group to develop the cover and...

In addition to periodic posts on weighty strategic issues, I thought it would be fun to also do a periodic “Pocket Post”, which is my...

Recently, I read and posted on LinkedIn this thoughtful article about Tesla’s strategy by Nathan Furr. Battery life, cost, weight and...

Since I started doing speeches about strategy a few years ago, I have spoken to businesses, incubators, MBA classes, at conferences and...