Don Owens
- 5 min
Terminate Those Who Take The Seat of Honor
The most dangerous people in your organization are those who take the seat of honor. What is the seat of honor? Physically, it may be the...
Don Owens
- 3 min
A Packraft is Expanding My World
I finished my meeting with a reinsurance partner in Keene, New Hampshire and was headed back to my hotel in Manchester. The end of June...
Don Owens
- 3 min
Lessons From The Most Famous Climber
My climbing adventures included a fifty foot fall from a cliff, that somehow I survived. A friend who watched me fall later said, "I...
Don Owens
- 4 min
“The Machine Stops” Holding Tech in Check
A vast amount of technological invasion is now accepted by the average person with little thought of how the tech they invite dehumanizes...
Don Owens
- 3 min
The Dependable Predecessors of the Tech Superheroes
Last week the Wall Street Journal called for the death of the Tech Superhero, citing the missteps of demigod entrepreneurs such as...
Don Owens
- 2 min
"To Have and Have Not" - Managing Clients
"Hemingway Lives" by Clancy Sigal is a great short read from OR Books, and I stand with Sigal in stressing the value in reading Hemingway...
Don Owens
- 3 min
If You Lead – You’re Going to Bleed
The world of instant messaging is tough to live in as a leader. The second you execute a plan within your organization the news spreads...
Don Owens
- 2 min
In a Disconnected World, Be the Host
The headlines once again remind us of the ever-present loneliness in an all connected society. Instead of pointing to the countless...