Everyone’s talking about digital transformation like it’s a shiny new trend. It’s not. It’s survival. And if you’ve been in the trenches—whether running a city agency or a startup—you know that data alone won’t get you there. You need analytics. Not as a reporting tool, but as your compass. Why Analytics Is the Engine Behind
66 ViewsEvery time President Donald Trump drops a “crazy” line like “we should make Canada the 51st state,” the professional pearl-clutchers leap into action. Outrage! Horror! How dare he! But behind the spectacle lies a tactical play that seasoned executives and negotiators recognize immediately: he’s not floating a serious plan to annex our northern neighbor. He’s
2121 ViewsFor all the talk of drones, AI warfare, and next-gen battlefield tech, the decisive action that may mark the turning point of this war wasn’t led by machines—it was led by men. Elite Russian special forces, crawling through a forgotten gas pipeline in the dead of night, emerged behind enemy lines and shattered Ukraine’s defenses
7474 ViewsWith the recent confirmation that Donald Trump will be the next President, coupled with a Republican majority in the Senate likely to confirm his cabinet appointees and support legislative initiatives, the question arises: What does this mean for the U.S. economy and what plans has Trump outlined? Here’s a look at his approach to key
153153 ViewsWith just a few days ahead of the highly anticipated 2024 presidential election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris I wanted to provide my take on it. While this analysis reflects my own interpretation of current trends and observations after analyzing various polls, campaign behaviors, and the political landscape, I want to emphasize that it
165165 ViewsLike many people, I enjoy listening to different kinds of music – in fact, my tastes run the gamut. Some are great for exercise, others for relaxing and some music even helps me get in the creative mood. Occasionally, I like to delve into music from my Southern heritage, from well known ballads and bluegrass
3.9K3.9K ViewsOne of my passions is the study of strategy and leadership. Whether military, business, sports or political, I have always been fascinated by the thinking and decision making that goes into out-thinking your opponent and getting people to follow you, especially in chaotic times. I have read untold number of books and treatises on the
2.6K2.6K ViewsI was writing a checklist on improving team performance and thought it would be useful to expand on it. Bruce Tuckman first proposed the team development model of Forming-Storming-Norming-Performing and it is a core principle of management theory. What I have found is that many teams really never get out of the storming stage, where
1.5K1.5K ViewTrying to correctly optimize pricing is among the more difficult challenges you will face in your business, especially in enterprise software, where you are already pricing in a matrix. It is definitely worth the effort, however, because once you master it sufficiently, you’ll see major gains in revenue – per McKinsey, an 8.7% increase in profitability
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