I think everyone that has done 360 feedback assessments remembers their first one. For me it was not long after I had made the transition from consulting over to sales in which I was selling consulting services. I was still pretty young in my career, and while I had some experience in managing people in...CONTINUE READING

I know this title sounds so easy right? But, in reality the environment we live in today is anything but simple. Our time, energy and mind share is in constant competition with the world around us that has evolved so much over the past 30 years. Just think about this for a moment, I was...CONTINUE READING

As a child, vacation in the Wolf house was much different than other families. For instance, I didn’t see the ocean until I was in eighth grade and that was only because of a school trip to Florida. We were a camping family in a beat up, old tent camper that had wasp’s nests hidden...CONTINUE READING

WARNING this blog post contains adult themes including violence. I’m sure the title of this post does not match the first sentence, but hopefully you are intrigued to keep reading. One of the cornerstones of innovation is around the principle of a minimum viable product. In simple terms, the characteristics are identifying a problem to...CONTINUE READING

This title is a little misleading, I mean who ever wants to lag? The definition means “to move or develop slowly, as toward a goal or objective, or in relation to an associated factor”. As I have mentioned in previous posts, I ran track all through high school and college. I was not heavily recruited...CONTINUE READING

For this weeks installment I’m going to dig deep into my childhood memories, which I mentioned last post, really help form you as an adult. Early influences, people and family all affect the decisions you make early in life that fundamentally affect adulthood. I always tell my kids the small decisions lead to big results....CONTINUE READING

One of the requirements of consulting is travel. Depending on your point of view and your ability to deal with airports, this may or may not be viewed as a positive for you. Early in my career I traveled a lot. One year I “racked up” 150 segments and believe me in hindsight that was...CONTINUE READING

For my third installment, I’m going to get a little deep. As I mentioned from the start, I don’t really have an outline or a plan for where this blog may go. All that I know is that I feel that I have many life experiences that I can pass on to the next generation...CONTINUE READING

You will find a consistent theme throughout most of my posts in drawing parallels between participating in sports and success in business. I am in no way saying you had to be an athlete to succeed in the business world, but there are certain attributes that you learn in sports that translate well into business....CONTINUE READING