“Make Your Bed” is the title of a speech and a book by four-star Admiral William H. McRaven. Based on Navy SEAL training, the speech was given at the University of Texas at Austin for the 2014 commencement. McRaven’s words have stayed with me as I’ve dealt with the...
Are you moving to a new house and plan to turn your former residence into a rental? Do you have a beach cottage to rent periodically for extra cash? Have you invested in residential properties to rent long-term? In each scenario, you’ll need more than simple...
Work sometimes works against good health, and the C-suite is not immune. The pressures placed on CEOs and other high-status executives often create chronic stress and fatigue. Demanding schedules leave little time or motivation to prioritize well-being. And while the...
Billionaire Howard Hughes died in 1976 with a vast estate, yet he never made a will. Upon his death, a myriad of spouses, children, and other claimants appeared, resulting in multiple legal disputes costing millions of dollars. Courts rejected 40 spurious wills, and...
When George Lucas made his Star Wars pitch in the 1970s, three major studios turned him down. Universal passed, and the executives at United Artists saw little potential in a sci-fi film that would require costly special effects. Plus, Star Wars didn’t align with...
Posting a $5 billion loss in 1992, IBM seemed to be crumbling. The tech giant had become a collection of insular departments or “fiefdoms” that competed with one another rather than collaborating to serve its customers. In April 1993, Louis V. Gerstner, who had held...
