“I sat on a committee of seven people who had the responsibility of choosing the type of sticky tape to use when sealing the top of a CD case, to... read more →
How to Lead Without Authority: 4 Easy Strategies and 1 Hard One It is common to confuse authority with leading. The work of an authority figure is to provide direction,... read more →
On September 12, 1962, John F. Kennedy publicly put the United States on the spot when he declared, “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do... read more →
“There is a high, hard ground overlooking a swamp. On the high ground, manageable problems lend themselves to solution through the use of research-based theory and technique. In the swampy... read more →
Joe Biden has a damn hard job waiting for him when he walks into the Oval Office on Thursday morning, January 21st, 2021. His first full day as president of... read more →
We all learned the phrase “test positive” in 2020, and it never brought good news. 2021 begins with hope that vaccines will reach enough people to generate herd immunity and... read more →
I have been a consultant for 37 years. Like all responsible consultants, I fulfill my professional duty and buy books. Many books. More than I care to admit were impulse... read more →
“Being in power makes me permanently suspicious of myself” Vaclav Havel, Speech 1991 Vaclav Havel has been a role model for me since the early 1990’s. I was enamored with... read more →
“It is not the critic who counts; not the person who points out how the strong person stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The... read more →
Sonny Rollins is probably the greatest tenor saxophone player in all of jazz. His journey from a novice 8 year-old player to today owes as much to effort as talent.... read more →