In Extremis Leadership
in extremis: in extreme circumstances; especially: at the point of death Over the last three days, my partners and I had the rare and immense privilege to attend an intimate event for the Village...
View ArticleLeadership Observations
Earlier in the year, my partners and I had the opportunity to spend a few days at West Point, where we heard from some of the Army’s top experts on Leadership. My partner Mark wrote a great piece about...
View ArticleKarma
When I met my wife Pam in the early 90s, I wasn’t necessarily the most enlightened guy on the planet. As a matter of fact, it would be fair to say that I was more concerned with what was happening in...
View ArticleLeadership, Idaho and Breaking Down Barriers
My wife Tina and I had the pleasure of honoring Sharon Allen, Chairman of the Board of Deloitte, as she received the Legacy of Leading award from her alma mater, the University of Idaho. Sharon’s...
View ArticleDrive | The Great Equalizer
During my time at University Venture Fund and Highway 12 Ventures over the last few years, I’ve been fortunate to have the opportunity to spend time with many highly successful entrepreneurs and...
View ArticleFocus, Filter and Forget
Hi, my name is George and I am a recovering multi-tasker. Based on the incredible advances in information and communications technology it would seem that the productivity of business leaders must be...
View ArticleBoise State is Helping to Shape Tomorrow’s Leaders
Imagine making a hiring choice between two equally knowledgeable and credentialed individuals; both of them having an MBA, both of them doing well in the interview process, but one of them had just...
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