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The Power of Connectivity, Capitalism, and The Conceptual Age

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

When the mayhem in the financial world let loose in the fall of 2008, I was the COO of an international corporate finance company. It didn’t matter how long you had done business with a counterparty, how much money they had made with you in the past, or if they had introduced you as their…read more


Do They Really Think We’re That Stupid?

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

I don’t know about you, but I find it a little disturbing when I see politicians stand up and say that the administration’s entire economic team should be fired because they haven’t created enough jobs.  First of all, governments don’t create jobs, businesses do.  Secondly, governments can create environments that promote jobs, but its effectiveness…read more


What’s All The Fuss About this New Sheriff at Downing Street?

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

With an British mother and an American father, comparing the US and Great Britain is simply a way a life in my family . . . plus it gives me a bit of street-cred in this department. In this story, in my opinion, the Brits clearly win! Sunday mornings with Fareed Zakaria on CNN are…read more


Redeveloping the Real Estate Industry

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

The opportunity to redevelop the real estate industry such that it contributes to the solutions the world is seeking, instead of continuing to pile on to the multitude of challenges, is huge. Such challenges include the energy crisis, climate change, natural resource preservation, population growth, urban sprawl with ineffective infrastructure, and a lack of sustainable…read more


The Century of Women – The 21st Century

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

Originally posted  The Century of Women on 85 Broads – a global network of 20,000 trailblazing women who are inspired, empowered, and connected. Last week I had the distinct pleasure of seeing Isobel Coleman, the author of Paradise Beneath Her Feet, speak at a World Affairs Council event in Dallas. Like Isobel, for most of…read more


Are You Settling for a Pale Version of the Possible?

Monday, May 31st, 2010

“Settling for a pale version of the possible” is my favorite line in Tony Schwartz’ new book, The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working.  It’s in essence the question that we so often avoid because it gets to the core of our most intimate desire to be the best that we can be.  Those with the…read more


The Courage to Change the Healthcare Game

Monday, May 10th, 2010

As someone who dreams up creative ways to engage customers and helps companies update their business models to thrive in the 21st century, I find myself often thinking about the healthcare system and how desperately it needs an updated model. There have been a couple of news spots recently on healthcare providers starting to do…read more


People Risk: What Most Companies Fail to Understand

Sunday, April 18th, 2010

If you read my blog on a regular basis, you know that I feel strongly that the global financial crisis and ensuing economic recession was not necessarily due to too much risk taking, but more to do with a glut of certain types of risk taking and a real lack of other types of risk…read more


The 3 C’s of a Successful 21st Century Business

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Overtime, many businesses end up evolving through the lens of problem solving and not through the lens of what they want to create.  When you take the time to focus on what differentiates a company from its competition, what value it brings to its clients and the world, and what it really wants to become,…read more


7 Keys to Innovation – European Style

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Last month, I attended the Front End Innovation Europe Conference (FEI Europe) held in Amsterdam.  One of the highlights was seeing the car in the picture above in person.  Yes, they drove it into a large conference room inside the Hilton Hotel.  It is the 2010 BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept car, and it is even…read more