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11 years ago, I underwent surgery to repair my hip; I had shattered my acetabulum (yes, that’s a real thing) in a devastating accident almost 2,000 miles from home. I would spend four weeks in Texas recovering before I was allowed to travel. I had young children at home. A marketing leadership role at a tech company. A marathon on the horizon. Four … Read More

Chances are, you can relate to the title of this post. (I certainly can.) But, you might be surprised to know who it came from.  Dr. Shaquille “Shaq” O’Neal. It’s hard to believe there are still rocks left unturned or goals unachieved for someone as accomplished as Shaq. After all, he spent 19 years with the NBA, starting with the … Read More

David and Goliath. The Hatfields and McCoys. Wyle E. Coyote and the Roadrunner. Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, Sir. These are legendary adversaries, valiant foes, sworn enemies. And many believe that list should also include something a little closer to our everyday … Marketing & Sales. I disagree, however. And let me tell you why… Recently, I had the opportunity … Read More

I’ve never been the fastest runner. For much of my life, I was a middle-of-the-packer, likely because I didn’t pick up running shoes until I was in my mid-20s. In fact, the first time I laced up was the day I signed up for my first marathon.  I recall mindlessly flipping through tv channels on an early Sunday in November, what … Read More

Yesterday, I went to the pharmacy at our local CVS. This in and of itself wasn’t unusual. My mission, however, was new. I went to buy an at-home COVID-19 test.  I didn’t purchase it because I felt ill (I didn’t) or because I had come in contact with someone who was (I hadn’t). No, I purchased the test because I’m … Read More

September 2021. The coronavirus pandemic is still front-page news and, as businesspeople, we will feel its effects for years to come. As much as we’ve all talked about it being “unprecedented,” I think it’s important to remember that we’ve survived other massive-scale disruptions. Events that shook the world as we knew it; made us redefine the meaning of work and … Read More

Damn you, Harry Chapin. I’ve always found your 1974 folk rock song “Cat’s in the Cradle” slightly melancholy and most definitely an earworm. A man lets time slip through his fingers, missing out on key moments of his child’s life, only to realize what he’s lost. Yep, got it. I turned on the radio the other day, and it just … Read More

They say “timing is everything.” Our timing was … well … memorable. At Skillsoft Marketing, we began our first internship program just over a year ago at the start of the pandemic. In fact, our very first intern joined the day we shuttered the office, picking up her laptop and seeing her boss in person for the first — and only … Read More

On this day, I was visiting our partner C Space in their Boston office to accelerate planning for Skillsoft’s largest and most important customer event, Perspectives.  We started discussing ways we could drive registration when I asked the question we were all thinking … would people come? Coronavirus wouldn’t be declared a global pandemic for nine more days, but it was clear by March 2, 2020 that something was going to materially change … … Read More

A colleague recently asked me, what’s on YOUR Skillsoft Percipio playlist? What. A. Great. Question. You see, at Skillsoft, building a culture of learning is what we’re all about. And, we’re fortunate to have access to one of the most comprehensive learning libraries in the world — delivered via Percipio, our AI-driven, immersive learning platform. So learning is in our … Read More