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Protecting What Makes You Unique: Building Growth on the Bedrock of Your Values

When it comes to growth, most of us focus on what’s next: the next opportunity, the next hire, the next…

Budgeting Without the Goofy Behaviors: How Principles Outperform Rules

Budgeting is one of those universal business practices. Nearly every organization creates a budget each year, and for good reason.…

The Power in Being Prepared

In 2007, a man running the Chicago Marathon began experiencing severe heart issues. An ambulance was called to rush him…

Dispelling Bias with Action: How to Respond When People Misunderstand You

In both personal and professional life, we’re often faced with situations where people have assumptions or misconceptions about us, our…

Focusing on Solutions: The Key to Extraordinary Leadership

It’s easy to fall into the trap of focusing on the negative. Whether it’s in your personal life or within…

Sneak Peak: Introduction to How-To IQ

Curious about what How-to IQ is all about? Here’s your chance to get a sneak peek of the introduction before…

What’s Next? The Path to Object-Based Storage

In the previous posts of this series, we explored the problems with document-based storage and how an object-based approach can…

Always Hold Back One Card: The Art of Strategic Restraint in Business and Leadership

One of the best pieces of advice I ever received came early in my career, and it’s something that’s stuck…

The Solution – Why Object-Based Storage is the Future

In Part One of this series, I talked about the challenges and limitations of document-based storage. It’s clear that while…

The Journey of Innovation: How Medical Devices Have Transformed Lives

When I was diagnosed as a type 1 diabetic as a child, the tools available for managing the disease were,…

Lost in the Static: The Problem with Document-Based Storage

Every organization generates documents. Yet, how often do we stop and question whether this system is truly serving us?

Be Aware of Bias – Part 2

In the second part of our series on biases in business, it’s time to focus on another common trap.

Be Aware of Bias – Part 1

When it comes to making decisions—whether in business or everyday life—it’s easy to fall into the trap of biases. We…

Lost in a Sea of Words

If there’s one thing I’ve seen time and time again, it’s that compliance can often feel like wading through a…

The Power of Insight in Business

No matter your industry, in the fast-paced business world, success often hinges not just on what we see with our…

The Misconception of Being Risk-Free

Let’s face it: risk is an inherent part of life and business. Yet, there’s a common misconception that being entirely…

The Opportunity vs. Effort Conundrum

Over the years, I’ve noticed a common thread that weaves through various industries, from IT to regulatory compliance: the Opportunity…

How Principles and Values Can Reduce Your Rulebook

In my work with businesses large and small, I often spend considerable time looking closely at an organization’s relationship between…

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