Want A Mentor? Do Your Homework First

Want A Mentor? Do Your Homework First

By Nilofer Merchant (Contributing Writer, Harvard Business Review) A CEO of a software company reaches out to me recently, and asks me to take a 20-minute meeting to review his strategy/execution software. Sounds low-key, right? I put forth a requirement to do the...
Three Times You Have to Speak Up

Three Times You Have to Speak Up

By Nilofer Merchant (Contributing Writer, Harvard Business Review) It was said of Abbot Agatho that for three years he carried a stone in his mouth until he learned to be silent. I was thinking about that story by Thomas Merton during a recent board meeting. The CEO...