Serendipity on the Seine
I depart from my normal leadership/innovation/effectiveness fare to stroll along the Seine with you and share a moment of serendipity I experienced along it’s banks one evening.
At the wise… Continue Reading...
What Do You REALLY Believe?
One of the benefits of tough times is that you get to test what you believe about yourself and your company.
All of us have had experiences with corporate mottos… Continue Reading...
Books: My 2020 Year In Review
A few years ago I started writing a late-December recap of my reading from the previous year. Here are the links to the entries from 2017, 2018, 2019… Continue Reading...
Questions for Self-Reflection
The holiday season is a great time to stop and reconsider. The act of reconsidering often suggests there is a mistake involved (e.g. “Before sticking that knife in the toaster… Continue Reading...
Being Present in the Present: COVID Edition
NY Times columnist David Brooks recently wrote a terrific column titled “Nine Non-Obvious Ways to Have Deeper Conversations: The art of making connection even in a time of dislocation”.
Among… Continue Reading...
How To Communicate During A Crisis
So there you are, CEO of Johnson and Johnson in 1982, and life is pretty good. Your acetaminophen product, Tylenol, generates 19 percent of your company’s profits, and your golf… Continue Reading...
