Focus On The Fundamentals When David Novak became Chief Operating Officer of Pepsi in 1992, he focused on simplifying their problems and getting the fundamentals of the business right. For example, Novak put his attention on the company’s trucks efficiently leaving the warehouse with enough product on board. Focusing on the fundamentals was nothing new […]
A Great Talent Becomes Available In Andy Martino’s outstanding book The Yankee Way: The Untold Inside Story Of The Brian Cashman Era we are introduced to former player and scout Tim Naehring. In 2007, a shake-up in the Cincinnati Reds organization left Naehring without a job. However, Naehring was not unemployed long. Because of his […]
A Non-Profit Resignation Many years ago, I was involved with a non-profit organization when its CEO resigned. While in the room, people immediately turned their heads to the person with the second-most influence in the room and began asking him for direction. They began lining up lunches, breakfasts, and meetings with that individual. People respected […]
The Creation of a New Product On pages 104-105 of his excellent book How Leaders Learn: Master The Habits Of The World’s Most Successful People, former YUM! CEO David Novak tells the story of having to find new ideas for new flavors for Doritos. Coming off the success of Nacho Cheese Doritos, Novak writes, “When […]
On Sunday, July 14th, Carlos Alcaraz dominated Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 to win the Wimbledon Men’s Championship. It was the 21-year-old’s second Wimbledon championship and fourth Grand Slam title. Carlos Alcaraz Comments During his on-court interview, Alcaraz said, “I tried to play my best tennis, that’s all I was thinking about. I’m glad I […]
The only people who will remember how much overtime you worked will be your children. Someone will one day put your awards and trophies in a cardboard box. Your accomplishments will eventually be minimized because people will think they could have done the job better than you. So what will people actually remember about you? […]
Michael Lombardi said in his recent outstanding coaching session, “Inertia is not a lack of action but an inability to recognize the appropriate action.” Allow me to give you an example. There is a difference between pivot decisions and strategic decisions. Pivot decisions are the proverbial fork in the road. You will either go left […]
