Throughout my blogs I've spoken about the need for thoughtful planning. But what should the Musher/Leader do when things just aren't working out as planned? Mike Tyson has a [...]

The Ititarod is an 1,150 mile grueling dog-sled race which commemorates the ancient use of dog sleds by Native Indians over the Iditarod trail to move people and materials. Given [...]

Mushers run their teams and manage their sled on a complex, real-time and mostly harsh terrain. Information is vital to a successful, safe race. The key to winning (or [...]

In the past several blog posts, I've spoken for the need for timely, accurate, and appropriate communication to the team, not only as a matter of operational necessity, but [...]

To follow up on my recent blogs on communication and clarity, I thought I would return to the dogsled metaphor to make a finer point. In the dogsled configuration, [...]

Clarity of communication and communication strategy are critical elements in dog sledding. In the Parable of the Musher, the CEO reaches a point in his dog sledding experience where the [...]