Take It, Leave It, or Change It

Earlier this week, I was in Chicago leading a Bud to Boss Workshop. During the workshop, I told a story I often tell about a situation in my life where, as a leader of a team, I was confronted with large scale changes that impacted me in ways that I could not change or control. Without going into all the details here, the main point of the story came from a decision I made and I encouraged the other members of my team to make. The decision was to do a “cost-benefit analysis” of our... [Read more]

Learn From Bubble Wrap – Reinvent Yourself For Greater Success

This week marks the 50th anniversary of an iconic American product – Bubble Wrap. It is slightly older than me, so it has been around my whole life. I have only known the product as a protective wrap for packaging. Interestingly enough, packaging was not its originally intended application. The inventors first thought that it could be used as a wall covering. When the wall covering idea didn’t pan out, they shifted gears and founded the company that made Bubble Wrap famous – Sealed... [Read more]