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The Human Nature of Business, and the Business of Human NatureBuilding the Future: How SDOs and NSBs Can Reclaim Their Power Through Digital Transformation
As digital transformation reshapes the engineering standards industry, SDOs face a critical choice: lead the next wave of innovation or risk obsolescence by relying too heavily on resellers. This article explores how SDOs can reclaim control of their content, leverage digital twin technology, and build sustainable business models that enhance customer relationships and long-term growth. Don’t let history repeat itself—discover how to future-proof standards in an AI-driven world.
Why Your Business Needs Couples Therapy
Confession: my wife and I have been going to couples therapy. And we love it. Ok, maybe that’s a little strong. I love it, and while she does admit that it’s helpful, she’s not crazy about opening up every personal nook and cranny to strangers that give the same empty...
“If I only knew then what I know now”
We hear this all the time, right? Sometimes, it’s coming from your own mouth. But life is lived in only one direction — forward — and lessons are learned only in reverse, in retrospect. As Benjamin Franklin stated perfectly, “The great tragedy of life is that we get...
The Effort vs Reward Mind Trick
“Is it easy?” “Is it worth it?” These are two questions that often get confused and asked in the wrong order. People tend to focus on the first question and sometimes never get to the second. But when making decisions about how to spend our time, effort, money, or...
Why We Should Consider Living a Softer, Gentler Life
Not long ago, only 2 miles from my house, a 5-yr old girl died after being hit by a car. In a momentary flash of bad luck, lives were turned upside down. I didn’t know the family but that didn’t matter. For days, I was haunted by the devastation wrought to the family...
What Keeps You Up at Night?
I’ve had the good fortune in over 30 years of start-ups, mid-market companies, and giant corporates to have met hundreds of senior executives and start-up CEOs. What I observed during that time -- and what I experienced myself when I was a founder -- is that the...