The Power of Your Story: Tips for CEO / Company Builders and Job Candidates

Everyone loves a good story.

And it turns out that being thoughtful about how you tell your story – whether you’re a startup, job candidate, or an established company – can make all the difference between success and something closer to failure.

Peter Gruber should know. Gruber is the highly successful former chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment who along the way ran Columbia Pictures at age 30, produced Batman, and taught for decades at UCLA.… Read the rest

[Land O’Spin] Addition by Subtraction

Land O’Spin is an occasional set of writings focused on best practices in coaching and assessment: how do take what you observe, know what it means, and draw conclusions about what outcomes will occur in the future.

The news came in different ways about different people but the intersection was all mine: addition by subtraction was at play.

The sports news channels were filled with the predictable dispatches about Terrell Owens ‘ release from yet another National Football League team – this time the Dallas Cowboys.Read the rest