You need to experience the pain, in order to drive organizational gain. I recently read the Harvard Business Review article, “Tipping Point Leadership”, which talked about Police Chief Bill Bratton, and how he transformed New York from the city with the highest crime rate to the city with the lowest crime rate through a series of very effective changes. Bratton used tipping point leadership techniques to make this happen, which included aligning resources with the most important changes, silencing naysayers and mobilizing strategic and respected players in the change activities. However, the technique that stood out the most to me was this: “To make aRead More →

About 18 months ago, a new restaurant/bar opened up in my neighborhood called “Angry Ham’s Garage”. (FYI- A “Ham” is someone that lives in Framingham, MA and that’s where this place is located.) Angry Hams had unique décor (garage related decorations) and a unique, vast menu (American, Italian and Asian) and surprisingly low prices considering the quality and quantity of the food. At first, the restaurant was very busy, but over time business got slower and slower. About six months ago, Angry Ham’s was featured on a Spike TV show called “Bar Rescue”. Like many other shows of its kind, a bar business expert (JonRead More →