How to act in tough times

We seem to be in tough economic times. (Did I hear "Duh" from the back row?) Tom Peters recently posted 26 Rules for Recessions. If your business is hurting, check it out. If it's doing really well right now, check it out anyway unless you're sure you'll never be hurting in the future.

I suspect those who think their business will never be hurting are mistaken, but they may not be open to this message today.

I suspect that you are an optimist with a grounding in reality, if you stick around here. I hope you're either not hurting or poised on the threshold of a transition that will help you succeed even more (see the second point).

If your business is hurting, or if it's doing well but you'd like to prepare for the next transition, whatever that is, let's talk.

Music, leadership, and effective presentations

I've written about music before, I've written about Benjamin Zander and his presentation style before, and I've written about leadership before.

Now you can see all three topics together in Not aloof and detached, but deeply, deeply human, courtesy of TED and Andrew Taylor's The Artful Manager. It takes about 20 minutes, but stay with it; there are good messages all the way to the end.