Innovation
Innovation
The Nature of Value Creation and the Stock Market
Ever wondered why financial planners and investment experts can be so sure that you will receive an average of 10% growth if you invest in a diversified portfolio over the course of your life. You might say, history and data show that the market has averaged 10% year over year for...
Named LinkedIn Best of 2017 Executive Coach
Rodney MuellerI'm super excited to be recognized by Linked as a 2017 Best of Executive Coach.2018 is a profound year is I expand my creative endeavors with The Absent Father Podcast and develop the business advisement side of my work.Helping businesses create and design winning cultures, develop...
The Trust Continuum and Sales
Trust is THE foundational ingredient required for all business transactions and sales. The bigger the transaction, the more trust required. The more trust established, the easier the sale will be. The less trust established, the more difficult the sale.No trust = No sale.In every sales role I have...
The “Problem” with Millennials
The problem with millennials. They are too this or too that. Just mention the word, millennial, to a bunch of 50 and 60 somethings in a workplace setting and you'll get chuckles, nods of agreement and universal disapproval. They will share stories and joke about how they never answer the phone, or...
The Number One Thing that Excellent Teams Have in Common
All excellent teams, organizations and leaders have this one thing in common. A commitment that is larger and more powerful than their individual feelings or discomfort. It's a set of beliefs and a common purpose that is intrinsically important to the leader, the team and the organization. The...
Why I Love Philz Coffee and What Businesses Can Learn From Them
I love Philz Coffee, a small chain in the San Francisco area. I first found Philz when visiting San Francisco in early 2012. My wife and I were in town looking for our future home and went looking for a good cup of coffee. We had been to a few of the fancier coffee joints in San Francisco, of...
Why Achieving More Won’t Always Make You Happy
In 1990, at age 11, I sold 106 items in a school fundraiser to win a Super Nintendo. In 1998, at age 17, I joined the Army, at 19, I had been promoted 4 times and by 21 I became one of the youngest in the entire United States Army to be promoted to the rank of E6, Staff Sergeant. Less than four...