What Do You Think?

In the last two decades of my professional career we have had three recessions, one depression (current), one oil crisis, one oil disaster, a slew of natural disasters from Katrina to the Asian tsunami to multiple earthquakes, the fall of the Soviet Union, an internet boom (and bust), a real estate boom (and bust), two Wall Street crisis of confidence, 9-11, three major wars, a new Pope and the third impeachment of a US President in history. Throughout these events we have scrutinized many things about our global system of commerce, but one area has not come under much scrutiny... 

The Missing Element Of Success: Taking Care of Your Body

The past few weeks I have been putting together the contents for a blog on the importance of personal training and why its imperative for leaders, managers, professionals and individuals young and old to focus on their physical, nutritional and mental health. The basic message is you must incorporate taking care of your body into your day-to-day life. If you want to be successful at your profession and with your family then you have to workout and eat the right foods. However as life happens I wanted to share an experience from this evening that in my view reinforces the absolute need for all of us to exercise, build strength and eat the right foods.

The Battle For Talent

One of the challenges facing businesses of all sizes today is finding, developing and keeping the right talent. While unemployment is at record highs all over the world, and companies don't look to be adding great numbers of head count in the near future, one thing remains certain: good people are in high demand like never before.

A Relationship Story - Our Legacy in the Stories People Tell: Guest Post

I was talking about my Great Grandfather the other night with my Dad. I know very little about the man that everyone in my extended family still raves about. "He was a great man" my cousin says every time I visit him in San Diego. "He fed the British army during World War II when they were stationed in Iran" my Grandmother used to say. "Rahim Khan was a great man!" people who knew him say. Yet my Great Grandfather was not a Rockefeller, a politician or a celebrity. He was a hard working man from the North of Iran who worked night and day his entire life to raise 7 kids (5 boys and 2 girls), farm his lands and produce enough food to feed the villages and towns that were in the North of the country.

LeBron, Cleveland and France's World Cup Team Lessons To Us All

A good friend and mentor of mine once said "Life's lessons are all around us. The trick is to recognize them, learn from them, and live from them!". It sounds pretty obvious but how aware are you of the world around you and all its lessons? And more importantly, are you applying these lessons to you and yours?

Why We Need The Rich...: Guest Post

As America celebrates Independence Day 2010 I am in Europe discussing opportunities that will (hopefully) eventually lead to creating jobs in America. In my discussions over here I often get feedback about the Nomad Influencer blog and suggestions on how to improve it. One recurring comment from readers over the past months is why my blog posts do not address the ever turbulent political landscape of America. I have thought about this many times and firmly believe the Nomad Influencer is not about politics (albeit everything touches politics regardless of how much we like to think otherwise). However, I did agree with a European reader today that since the Nomad Influencer is about perspective then it makes sense to share the perspective on what is going on in America today. 

Somewhere Over The Skies of Colorado

I'm sitting on a plane heading to the East Coast and my neighbor decides to vent her frustrations that her management "doesn't get" her role as a Senior Manager of the company. We got into a heated debate about how important the role of the manager is versus her view that the business world revolves around the needs of each and every employee.