Over the past few days I have had an engaging dialog with a few of my colleagues on what makes a good leader. If you have to beat your chest and proclaim to the world that you are a good leader, then you are already on the wrong bus. Good … [Read more...]
Is it OK to Fire Your Customer?
It is ironic that as a Marketing Professor, I teach my students that it is OK to fire the customer. The key is to identify those customers who deserve to be fired. For some people nothing is good enough. There are those customers who will beat you up … [Read more...]
Setting The Bar
Today was about setting expectations. It is a critical first step whether it is for students, employees or customers. The ability to precisely articulate standards, deliverables and what you can and cannot do in a specific time period is a key to … [Read more...]
Agile Thought
Yesterday I got a personal guided tour of AgileThought Inc., where my daughter works. Clearly, this was one of the most innovative corporate environments that I have ever seen — and I have seen aplenty. It is not a coincidence that they have been … [Read more...]