http://www.eastwoodsconsulting.com Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:10:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was hiking up the side of Tumbledown Mountain in western Maine last week when the trail disappeared and I lost my way. I was looking forward to the wonderful views from the rocky summit, but that was not to be. Similar to many companies embarking on a ... http://www.eastwoodsconsulting.com/finding-direction-on-tumbledown/ We had a big blow the other day, and as I went by the Wachusett Reservoir it was whipped up into big white caps.  It was impressive to see the momentum these waves had as they cruised across the lake.  It reminded me of the recent conference I attended where ... http://www.eastwoodsconsulting.com/white-caps-and-launching-products/ How does a plant grow from a rock?  I was wondering this as I looked at the black birch seedling sticking out of the hunk of granite.  Looking a little closer I could see that it had a toehold in a small crack, where it was able to summon the ... http://www.eastwoodsconsulting.com/growing-in-granite/ Bode Miller beat me. Yes, I actually raced against him at Cannon Mountain last weekend, and he was faster than me (as were about sixty 10-12 year-olds...) I must say that I thought I went pretty fast until I saw him go by in a blur. Besides being the best ... http://www.eastwoodsconsulting.com/rethinking-strategy-with-bode-miller/ I was drinking in a beautiful spring-like afternoon on Saturday when I heard the unmistakable honk of the Canadian geese. A few more honks and a moment later I saw the big birds flying overhead in their signature V formation. I was struck by this not only because ... http://www.eastwoodsconsulting.com/partners-and-the-flying-v/ I was cross country skiing last weekend, enjoying a crisp winter afternoon, when I came across a flock of birds picking over a carcass. Rather than gather seeds peacefully from the millions of pine cones in the forest, these creatures chose to battle each other for a few scraps ... http://www.eastwoodsconsulting.com/carcasses-and-niches/ A small dent. That's all that resulted from whacking the wood with a 6 pound maul as hard as I could. Being nearly winter, I'm urgently trying to get all the wood split before the snows come. Most logs yield to the force, splitting into neat chunks ... http://www.eastwoodsconsulting.com/splitting-logs-and-competition/