I just had the opportunity to view an advance screening of the award-winning documentary Buck, which focuses on the empowering work of the American horseman Buck Brannaman. The movie offers a rare window into Buck’s leadership in the field of natural horsemanship, which is a respectful approach to horses rather than trying to “break” the [...]

Looking to network with other inventors? Come to the monthly GOT IDEA! Inventors Society meeting on Saturday, 6/4/11, at 1:00. Members will gather at LIGI Tool and Engineering Inc. at 3220 SW 15th Street in Deerfield Beach, FL. The society is “a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation engaged primarily in the organization of monthly meetings, inventors fairs, and seminars for the [...]

I’m not qualified to comment on the political ramifications or ethical issues surrounding the successful targeting of Osama bin Laden, but I’d like to point out some leadership lessons from the event.

1. President Obama is being credited for taking a big risk in approving a dangerous mission, but in taking that risk, he worked with the military [...]

Miami-based Büro is one of the companies in South Florida that offers co-working space for freelancers, startups, solopreneurs, and other professionals who would benefit from leasing workspaces, conference rooms, and more. According to this week’s South Florida Business Journal, the co-working concept is already popular in New York and Silicon Valley, and is gaining ground.

Other Florida companies [...]

Coaches and consultants use multiple techniques for brainstorming and solving problems, including the “Five Whys” technique, the “Fishbone” diagram, and mindmapping. Adding to those ideas, Dan Roam published his own problem-solving system in a book called The Back of the Napkin.

The main idea of the book is the usefulness of drawing simple pictures when analyzing [...]

Replacing everything from teleprompters, to thick portfolios, to photo albums, iPads are providing sleek new solutions to bulky old challenges. Whether making small sales presentations or large public speeches, iPads can streamline your work. They can also boost your customer service scores. According to this week’s South Florida Business Journal, customers at Nail Bar in [...]

Announcing their latest locations through Facebook and Twitter, food trucks offer Miami residents fresh food without the brick-and-mortar building. They offer everything from high-quality cuisine to decadent snacks such as deep-fried cupcakes. Despite some city code violations that are usually ignored, the trucks have been winning over new customers daily since they burst onto the local scene [...]

Margaret Wheatley’s Leadership and the New Science is an award-winning bestseller offering leadership lessons inspired by scientific research. The book also weaves in philosophical ideas ranging from ancient Sufi teachings, to the writings of Chuang Tzu, to Deepak Chopra’s “Quantum Healing.” As a whole, it offers the reader a rich tapestry of ideas that could [...]

After Hurricane Wilma barreled through South Florida with unexpected fury in 2005, many of us were left with no electricity, no cell phone service, and no gas stations open for business. I walked for more than a mile in search of a working payphone, picking up receiver after receiver with no dial tone. Just as [...]

If you spend 50 hours a week working, and you sleep eight hours every night, then you are spending almost half of your waking hours at work.
If you’re giving half your life to your work, shouldn’t you be having fun while you’re doing it?
The employees at the Pike Place Fish Market in Seattle made the [...]