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A generation ago, the Generals ruled. General Motors, General Foods, General Mills, General Dynamics… they were big, and they had a lot to lose. As a…

Asymmetrical information creates real problems. And fixing the flow of useful proxies benefits both sides. Cigarette companies knew a great deal about the addictions they were…

What do we do with our chance? | Seth’s Blog Everyone needs more chances, more benefit of the doubt, more opportunity. But what turns a chance…

Like all good metaphors, it might be practical too. Your ‘shoes’ are the point of greatest leverage. The spot where you have traction and engage with…

Forms are a convenient way for bureaucracies to collect information. They’re convenient because they offload the work to the patient/customer/taxpayer. The shift in labor led to…

Great companies and teams often get stale and then fade away. Here’s what we hear as it happens: “I’m way too important to listen to customers.…

Turning passion into purpose, the values of sorority life are often translated into the classroom. At Florida Southern College, students can take a class in New…

In most competitive markets, when an organization offers a new benefit, others will quickly move to match it. This means that it’s hard to justify the…

How many sparks? | Seth’s Blog That’s the tempting question. How much hustle, hoopla and initiative do we need to get this idea ignited in the…

Professionals make choices. Including: Don’t exploit friends and family. Surgeons shouldn’t do surgery on their kids, and investment advisors shouldn’t manage their dad’s retirement fund. It…