The Graffiti of the Office Wall
In his book “Tipping Point,” Malcolm Gladwell recounts New York City’s efforts to eradicate rampant subway crime. Tipping...
Blog: Forward Thinking
Often snarky, sometimes funny, thoughts and musings from Glen Hellman about Executive Development, Leadership, Startups, Washington DC Business and more.
The Power of Relativity
Fried Green Tomatoes In the movie, Fried Green Tomatoes, there is a scene where a young boy is playing on a train track. His foot gets stuck in the track,...
Washington Business Journal Buys Danny Boice Lies
Danny Boice Lies Hello! Knock! Knock! Washington Business Journal (WBJ)...
A History Of Malfeasance – Peter Noce
Part 4 the final episode of A History of Malfeasance - Peter Noce The first 3 parts of this story focused extensively on Ikimbo, throughout the story a shadowy figure Peter Noce keeps popping up. Ikimbo Part 1 - I replace a CEO who threatened to quit if we didn't, in his words "sell," in reality give away Ikimbo to a company DDLabs run by Peter Noce Ikimbo Part 2 - I discover an email documenting a deal where the Ikimbo CEO would get partial ownership in Peter Noce's company DDLabs if and when the DDLabs "acquired" Ikimbo. Ikimbo Part 3 - Peter Noce's,...
A History Of Malfeasance – Turn Of Century #DCTech Part 3
If you haven't yet read Part 1 or 2 of this Wolves of #DCTech Startupland Episode...
Executive Coaching Keeps Your Brain Honest
Executive Coaching Keeps Your Brain Honest Why do business leaders need an executive coach? Executive coaching keeps your brain honest. Got that? Your brain is constantly lying to you. Now I'm not just picking on you either because my brain lies to me too. Why just the other day it told me what a great looking guy I was, but that's another story. Modern neuroscience proves that we make decisions with a part of our brain we share with reptiles...
A History Of Malfeasance – Turn Of Century #DCTech Part 2
When we last left our protagonist (see part 1) he, as in me referring to myself in the 3rd person as if I'm some kind of hero, had just stepped into a pile of poo called Ikimbo. Ikimbo at one time was one of those magical acts of reverse-alchemy where mismanagement, misdirection, and misrepresentation spun gold into a pile of turds (see turd to gold ratio). The first day I went to work with the following priorities: Earn team trust and limit the loss of talent Take stock of assets and liabilities Cut burn rate As I arrived in the office for my...
