Meaning “Not Invented Here,” a term you have probably heard and/or had to deal with before. This insular way of thinking within companies never made sense to me when I was working on brands within major companies such as General Electric, Procter & Gamble, SCJohnson Wax and Neutrogena. For instance, my R&D teams were good, [...]

I recently had lunch with a CEO/Founder of a half billion dollar company. I mentioned that I had heard that one of his key people was no longer with him. He said yes that the man had moved on to another opportunity. He went on to add, “He was smart, ambitious, honest, loyal, hardworking, and [...]