I come from a world where accountability and accomplishments matter, and where titles and rhetoric take a back seat to results.

There's a whole company called Palantir that does nothing but derive and create algorithms riches to search through big data. We're not using their capabilities. For heaven's sake, some of this is just ineptitude.

Once I dive in, I dive in all the way.

Leadership is all about unlocking the potential in others.

I started out as a receptionist. I typed, I filed, I answered the phones for a little nine-person company.

A boardroom is a collection of individuals, and individuals have varying motives, egos, agendas and qualifications. Sometimes the dynamics can go off track.

I go to social media, check out my granddaughter's new boyfriend, but the Department of Homeland Security can't figure out they need to be tracking they jihadi web sites?