By Mac Bogert   I have saltwater flowing through my veins.   I absorbed it through surfing, scuba diving, snorkeling, water skiing, and most of all, sailing. I can remember water before I can remember school. I grew up crewing and then skippering one-design racing sailboats like Penguins, Comets and Lightnings. I worked in ...

By Mac Bogert Taking Stock The first rule of navigation is not to know where we’re going but where we are. For leaders, that may be more about learning who we are. And that learning hinges on self-reflection. The toughest part, for me, has been acknowledging my self—who I am, my entire story—without judgment. Biased by our expectations, ...

  By Mac Bogert   TANSTAAFL The industrial revolutions—mid 18th century, again in the early 19th century— arrived on waves of new technology. The invention of the steam engine and the sewing machine transformed work, but that’s not all—the technological bounce affected everything. For instance, concentrating population to aggregate workers in England was as transformational ...

  By Mac Bogert Teleology is the explanation of phenomena in terms of the purpose they serve, rather than the cause by which they arise.   I started sailing with my father when I was five. After realizing we weren’t going to die, I felt like we were flying and I wanted to know why: What’s ...