If you walk out on the street and look around, it’s clear that stepping off the sidewalk will require that you look one way or another – depending on what country you’re in. But the rules of the road and the determination of where the risk lies is self-evident. Anyone can know it after observing …
Before I joined Liquid Web, I had taken a year off. After twenty years of working crazy hours, it felt luxurious to step back and think critically and strategically about what I wanted to work on next. Over that time, I spoke with a lot of friends – collecting advice not so much about what …
As leaders we will engage and inspire our teams most effectively when we’re both consistent and agile. I recently learned this lesson first hand, from my wife.
The deal finally closed. Today. After months of negotiating, after months of finding middle ground, after months of looking over details, numbers, and contract clauses – the deal was finally wrapped up. Today we announced the acquisition of iThemes – a company run, and partially owned, by my friend Cory Miller. Did I do the …
Here’s why you should buy your friend’s company, if you can CONTINUE READING
Today I was on a phone call with a peer of mine at work, the VP of Engineering at Liquid Web. Within 20 minutes anyone listening to our call would have known I was speaking to a leader, not just a manager. Here are the differences that are easy to spot when you know what …
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When Charles “Sully” Sullenberger got on the plane and flight that would make him famous, nothing suggested they’d one day make a film depicting his calm decision making. The toughest call he made is one barely depicted in the movie, Sully. He chose to keep flying the plane. He had the First Officer start going …