America needs a cultural rebirth and a new vision for what is possible, not unlike how Europe needed a cultural “rinascità” (“rebirth”) to rise out of the stagnation of the Middle Ages. Just as the Italian Renaissance emerged from the darkness of the Bubonic Plague, a new artistic Renaissance in…

Why “Head-Driven” Leaders Are Struggling — By Marco Annunziata & Peter Sims Do you feel a bit lost right now? Blindsided? This sudden pandemic has changed life virtually overnight, and what got us here won’t get us out of the situation we find ourselves in. This moment has undermined and derailed one of our most tried…

Our Gods aren’t celebrities. We needed a cultural reset. — In this historic moment, when stresses and anxieties run high, my wish for you is for self care, community support, and love. And, some perspective. We are not victims. A moment like this was bound to happen, as they have often throughout history. …

End the cycle by building an A-team of friends — In college, I dreamed about getting into Stanford Business School. That seemed like the ticket to a successful and good life. Then, in 2002, when the then dean of admissions called to tell me I had been admitted, I hung up and cried — it felt like the culmination of…

Power is increasingly becoming horizontal rather than vertical — For generations, power, status, and often even our identity was tied to our employers. …

If we don’t go back and give back to where we came from, none of our glittering accolades or innovations in Silicon Valley will be worth a damn — I was lucky enough to meet Bill Campbell in 2005 when I interviewed him for a book. As he did for so many, Bill generously offered to mentor me when I finished the project, and he coached me through some big career questions. …

I originally posted this blog on the Huffington Post in December 2011. Re-posting without comment: — At a time when American citizens crucially need to be better informed and educated about numerous institutional crises, I was only mildly entertained the other night when Donald Trump was being interviewed by Piers Morgan on CNN. As many know, Piers Morgan got his start toward fame in the United…

Are you living in a “new power” world or still stuck in the old? — Marc Andreessen’s oft-used phrase “software is eating the world” has become a business mantra, and is the Andreessen Horowitz website tagline. That’s understandable. Technology is eating the world, and a lot of industries, not just jobs, something we see every day at Parliament. And, if technology hasn’t eaten your job…

We got on an old rocker’s tour bus and went around America to find out — America is at a crossroads. Duh. We’ve been here before, about every 25 years or so. My Uncle Joe is a logger, and is a font of wisdom including: “We’ve forgotten who the boss is in America. The citizens are the boss!” Alexis de Tocqueville would be proud to hear…