by Scott Anderson | May 3, 2017 | Essential Reading, Personal Enrichment, Playing Big, Uncategorized
How often have we heard that we need to have a five-year plan or a 10-year plan? Several things have occurred recently that made me think about why we wait. The rationale for waiting is typically completely made up. I started thinking about all the time I’ve...
by Scott Anderson | Jun 15, 2016 | Coaching, Leadership, Playing Big, Uncategorized, Workplace Issues
I’ve always been struck by Warren Buffett’s single-mindedness and discipline. His annual reports used to contain a letter to potential sellers of businesses. This letter contained a specific, inviolate, and most importantly unchanging list of vital statistics that...
by Scott Anderson | Jun 8, 2016 | Coaching, Essential Reading, Leadership, Personal Enrichment, Pop Culture, Uncategorized
Like a lot of people, I’ve spent much of 2016 grieving heroes. Last week we lost Muhammad Ali, and everywhere you look are tributes, stories, and lists of Ali quotes. My father shook hands with Ali at a hotel in London; he became a lifetime fan, and so did I. Dad and...
by Scott Anderson | Dec 11, 2015 | Leadership, Workplace Culture, Workplace Issues
I recently tweeted Thomas Edison’s famous adage that genius is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration. But there’s an intriguing bit of new research I’ve just come across that flips this notion on its head. It’s in reference to creating a culture that truly engages...
by Scott Anderson | May 20, 2015 | Personal Enrichment
A recent episode of This American Life profiled one of my great friends and personal heroes, Giulietta Carrelli, the founder of Trouble Coconut Club in San Francisco. Her founder story is completely different than the vast majority of other business owners I have met...