My 9 secrets of successful leadership

I have lead many teams over the years and have had a good measure of success. Early on in life I have found what I consider is the key to leadership. According to Ayn Rand’s “The Virtue of Selfishness”, she asserts that being selfish is a real virtue (thus the fancy title)…that everyone acts in [...]

The Mouse and the Hippo, a parable about two vendors on the opposite ends of the spectrum.

Once upon a time, not so long ago, in a land of IT outsourcing and relationship management, there were two vendors. One vendor was named Mouse and the other named Hippo – I have changed the names to protect the innocent (hopefully you got that already).  My client (who will remain nameless), contracted with each [...]