by Brad Herbert | May 7, 2009 | Development
I think Zappos is a fantastic company and I am absolutely intrigued by their values and how they truly use it to run the company. How many of us have had the bland corporate values exercise that barely got used and / or could be swapped with another company and no one...
by Brad Herbert | May 6, 2009 | Development
I enjoyed Seth Godin’s thoughts on how business models are evolving. I see this with many of my clients and hear the stress in leaders’ voices. Although it’s fantastic that we can do so many new things and reach so many new customers, it also means...
by Brad Herbert | Apr 11, 2009 | Development
Here’s an interesting article by Pankaj Ghemawat in the MIT Sloan Management Review discussing how managers can balance the financial risk of investing with the competitive risk of not investing during an economic downturn. Some key findings: The competitive...
by Brad Herbert | Apr 6, 2009 | Development
I turned 41 today and wanted to share some thoughts on life, aging, and family using the philosophy of Carl Jung as a metaphor. Bear with me – it’s only slightly geeky. Jung believed people have two primary mental functions: taking information in and...
by Brad Herbert | Mar 27, 2009 | Development
Food For Thought: What role does a CEO’s personal sense of curiosity have on the rest of his / her organization? I believe there is an enormous impact and a truly successful leader creates an organizational culture that constantly learns and improves at...
