Monday Morning Mojo

On May 5th the US Navy christened and launched the USNS Cesar Chavez, naming the cargo ship after the civil rights leader and union activist.  It is the 14th Lewis and Clark-class of dry cargo/ammunition ships and a bold move. According to the Navy’s website, “Continuing the Lewis and Clark-class tradition of honoring legendary pioneers […]

Make and execute a plan. Then leverage the serendipity that falls in your favor. Great achievers always have a plan. It’s common knowledge that there will always be unanticipated obstacles and issues when it comes to its execution. But, what the great achievers also know is that just as often there will be unanticipated opportunities. 

Mojo is a personal ornament that either provides protection from evil, danger, and disease or conveys a blessing, as an aid to a particular challenge. It originates from hoodoo, a largely African-American belief system that combines rituals from Africa, Native America and Europe. The mojo itself is a little flannel bag containing objects of special

To succeed in a turbulent environment you need a robust psychology. This is where many fall short. They clutch when they could reach. When faced with calamity they set their sights on survival rather than leadership. Rather than going for real opportunity they set their sights low. If the game changes and you don’t, it’s

One way to ensure that your enterprise is nimble and capable of reacting effectively is to intentionally develop the skills to respond quickly to customer need. Here are three activities that will raise the bar on your ability deliver with speed: 1.    Own the speed in your industry. Create the criteria for measuring speed that

In ordinary parlance, a dojo is a place where martial artists convene to work out, train, and hold contests. But, literally translated it is Japanese for the location of the way. The way is more than the way of the martial artist, more than the way of judo, karate, tai kwan do, or whatever system

The Holy Grail is a sacred object in religion and literature. It derives its power direct from the divine. In some traditions it is said to be the cup Christ drank from during the last supper. However you interpret it, it is clear that it represents a lost connection to the divine. It is a

Because there are always at least two parties involved, value always has at least two faces, one for each. The fact is that usually there are more than two. Just as it takes a village to raise a child, it takes an ecology to cultivate value. Every participant – including partners, suppliers, allies, beneficiaries, and

I once attended a conference that included about 300 participants. Our emcee took us into the lobby and had us stand in a huge arc holding hands. She asked us to send a hand-squeeze from one end of the arc to the other. That is, the person on the far left was to squeeze the

I meet people all the time who tell me nothing is original. They say, there is nothing new to write, nothing new to say, nothing new to invent. Don’t believe them. They’re wrong. Oh, I suppose if you step back far enough every story can he reduced to eleven plots, or every relationship can be