What can two Super Bowl plays teach us about evaluating decisions?

"Go/No-Go" is a foolproof form of communicating clear directions. Until it isn't.

David McCullough's The Path Between the Seas isn't just history—it's a masterclass in what makes or breaks innovation. I've been astounded by the lessons that modern-day leaders can glean from his account of the creation of the Panama Canal, so I thought I'd share a few here. Let's start with the French attempt. In 1869, Ferdinand de Lesseps was an international hero, and for good reason. He had led the ten-year effort to achieve the impossible—to build the Suez Canal. With

Let’s connect some dots, shall we? In Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty , there’s a tense scene set in December 2009 at Camp Chapman, a...