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07 Jul

It took me a few years to learn this simple lesson....

07 Jul

Five questions dictate how each of us ultimately assesses a "leader." Are you credible? Can you help make me better? Are you committed to a purpose or a vision of excellence? Do you care about me? And MOST important, Can I TRUST you?    Those same questions...

06 Jul

A great many "would be" leaders are about to go extinct. Like a forest fire, the flames of COVID will prune and eliminate the underbrush of pretenders - leaving only the substantive behind. But the collateral damage inflicted on followers who believed - until it was too...

01 Jul

History teaches us that adversity can be the greatest gift we will ever be offered - a $10 million dollar one that we might not give a dime to repeat. The operative words - can be.  For some, the insights from COVID will pay interest for the remainder of...

05 Apr

I had a fascinating conversation last week – with an old friend and a trusted colleague that I first met well over 20 years ago.   It’s funny – my guess is that I have connected with more folks from my past in the last several weeks...

01 Apr

  In the hours after the tragic events of 9-11 employers across the country went into scramble mode – how to deal with an event that’s shaken everyone to their core?   What’s the new normal going to look like?   What will our response be – and how can...

25 Mar

A once in a century crisis is unfolding around us – across the globe we each are threatened by the dark specter of an invisible enemy that threatens our lifestyles, our jobs, our families … our very lives.   Each of us is wrestling to sort out...

24 Mar

With special thanks to old friend Danny for reminding me:   Somewhere today a mother bade her kids goodbye (perhaps only from a distance) and walked into a hospital to face an unseen enemy.   A father only figuratively hugged his wife before he put on his scrubs and...

18 Mar

Maybe it takes crisis for all of us to realize and embrace our priorities.   Over the course of only two weeks most of us have begun to acknowledge: Healthcare workers are more important than entertainers Grocery store employees render a service far more critical than athletes ...

16 Mar

We have decisions to make today.   While a seeping fear roils our world with the spread of the corona virus – our media outlets bombard with the latest numbers – and the financial markets continue to slide – there is a tendency for all of us...