In both editions of Get a G.R.I.P., chapter 18, "Questions?" remains one of my favorites, and not just because the song that goes along...

A word to Readers of "Re-orient (Re-write)!" This is a second version of the blog "Re-orient!" I am doing this for a few reasons, the...

Every now and then a good "re-orientation" is in order. After an April filled with interesting exchanges and client issues, I want to...

Very often, I've found the best way to solve a computer issue is to do something you do, too: Hit the "restart" button. Amazing what...

(If you have yet to read Part 1, I recommend you do before part 2. And...apologies as the first link may have been broken. We're working...

Let me take you back to May, 1984. I was less than a month from graduating from UC Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts in the Political...

Nearly twenty years ago, David Maister wrote a goldmine of a guidebook in The Trusted Advisor. I still recommend it to anyone in...

Andrew's Ax readers know that one-word titles like this one are usually followed by an exclamation point or a question mark. But today...

As we close out the the first month of 2019, I'm going to share the New Year's Resolutions I wrote for myself to kick off the year. But...

Toward the end of last year, I shared the first two "3-E skills for the future": Empathize and Entertain. If you haven't yet, you can...

Welcome to Part 2 of our 3-part "3-E Skills for the Future" series. You've already read about (and hopefully digested) the first "E,"...

Skills for the Future, a 3-part Series. Part 1: Empathize! Recently I attended and was invited to present at a gathering of...

Have you ever hired an intern? As an AIESEC-Berkeley alumni and former intern (a summer with Congressman Norman Mineta and a grad school...

So I’ve been thinking. About what? About thinking. Given that for my first newsletter, way back in the 1990s, I was most often writing...

“There’s so much freedom in between the things you think you have to do.” --Moonshots, Shaky Ground Most of us have heard the expression,...

Many of my fellow "Boomer" readers will remember the 1990s Bud Light beer commercial, "Why Ask Why?" For those who don't and want a trip...

Greetings, Ax Readers! It's been a long time since we rock 'n' rolled, but this dog's been at it! Here's the latest news since the last...

Sixty-six blog posts and counting, a couple hundred articles, 3 books, several interviews and a podcast series, and yet it's only today...

One definition of creativity is bringing together two seemingly (or truly) different, pre-existing items or concepts. Reese's Peanut...

You’ve heard and doubtless enjoyed many creative performances. Whether on stage, on a playing field, or in business, people are often...