by Michael Devers | Jan 20, 2021 | Crisis Prevention, Perspective
In order to address a crisis, you need to define what a crisis is for you. It can mean different things to different individuals and to different businesses as well. Similarly to how people on the other side of the world (and sometimes even the other side of the...
by Michael Devers | Dec 10, 2020 | Action, Lessons Learned
You’re in the middle of a crisis you weren’t anticipating. The first solution you tried didn’t work. The next step isn’t obvious. What do you do? You keep trying until you find a solution that works. My wife and I were invited to a huge music festival in Colorado...
by Michael Devers | May 11, 2020 | History, Lessons Learned
People around the world are leaving their homes again, going back to work, and slowly transitioning to seeing human faces beyond the handful they’ve been staring at for the past few months. The optimist in me hopes the extended stay in isolation most have endured has...
by Michael Devers | May 4, 2020 | Crisis Prevention, Lessons Learned
“Even when you have an organization brimming with talent, victory is not always under your control. There is no guarantee, no ultimate formula for success. It all comes down to intelligently and relentlessly seeking solutions that will increase your chance of...
by Michael Devers | Apr 15, 2020 | Crisis Prevention, Right Thought
“If you need help, you have to ask for it. Help is very rarely spontaneously volunteered, but it is often enthusiastically given, once it is asked for.” This was a thought I posted on Twitter a little more than a year ago. It was inspired by a conversation...