Insights on leadership, entrepreneurialism and management
Leadership Begins with Kindness
Read moreBelieve, love, do. Could business leadership be a three-step process? No. It is an art and there are a million confounding situations. But all leadership requires these three basic elements for your employees to embrace you, your company, and...
How Teamwork in the Workplace Helps Boost Morale
Read moreIf you want a lesson on team morale and its criticality, just look to American soldiers in World War II and Viet Nam. These were very different times, exceedingly different public networks of morale, and as history tells, very...
Achieving Success at Any Age
Read more“Success” is defined as “the accomplishment of an aim or purpose.” Ipso facto, as long as you have a purpose you can be a success. Being “successful” can occur at any age, from youth to the retirement home. It...
18 Ways That You Can Be Better at Communication in the Workplace
Read more“I know you think you understand what you thought I said but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.” An old joke, but painfully true. Though we humans more or less invented...
Semiconductor, AI and IP
Read moreWho would have thought that Google, Tesla, Facebook and Cisco would someday be considered semiconductor leaders? Well, I did. Having launched Micrel, a semiconductor company I ran for 37 years, I frequently saw the industry shifting. That non-chip companies...
Become a Better Manager: Leadership Examples to Inspire Your Team
Read more“Leading by example” is no trite phrase. People are inspired by positive examples. The average American cannot name their congressional representative, but they know the name and story of Mother Teresa. Few people were inspired enough to pack their...