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One of the eeriest games in American football history was played on December 31, 1988. The Philadelphia Eagles met the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field in Chicago for what would come to be known as the "Fog Bowl." Late in the first half fog began rolling off Lake Michigan into Chicago's lakefront stadium. Players couldn't see more than 15 yards in front of them. The end zone was lost in the haze. Visibility became so bad that the press was invited to watch the game from the sid

"This is the perfect place for our new apartment complex," I thought. "It's big enough, easily accessible, and cheap." Years ago, I had recently started leading a real estate development organization. We bought land, built homes and apartments, and helped families find safe, secure places to call home. When I started, I knew almost nothing about construction. My role was to be a catalyst for business growth. Learning the basics about how things got built was left to on-the-jo

What if your employees—not your logo, colors, and tagline—are the most important parts of your brand? What if every employee functions as a brand ambassador, intentionally or not? What if they represent your brand to everyone who knows where they work, not just customers, but friends, family, neighbors, and acquaintances? If Gallup is right and only 21% of employees are engaged in their work, that means almost 80% are poor brand ambassadors. That can’t be good for business. B

Sometime "good enough" is, well ... good enough. Other times it isn't "good enough" until it's as close to perfect as possible. The challenge is to discern which "good enough" is needed for the particular project you're working on now. What's on your plate that might really just need to be "good enough?" What are you working on that truly needs to be as close to perfect as possible? How will you tell the difference?