“At its most basic, the ‘essence’ of leadership - as an individual leader - leaves out followers, and without followers you cannot be a leader. Indeed, this might be the... read more →
From “Dare to Rest” Penn Baccalaureate Address, Sunday May 17, 2009 by Dr. Kirk Byron Jones. In University of Pennsylvania Almanac Supplement, May 26, 2009. On a Tuesday evening in... read more →
I was raised Catholic. I went to Catholic school for seven years. I was an altar boy in two churches. I went to mass six days a week. I was... read more →
"The communist type of totalitarian system has left both our nations, Czechs and Slovaks...a legacy of countless dead, an infinite spectrum of human suffering, profound economic decline, and above all,... read more →
Theresa and I began dating around September 1989. I use the word “dating” in the loosest sense of the word. Theresa had been diagnosed with breast cancer that summer; for... read more →
I’m a big bike rider, so I love the Tour like football fans love the World Cup. The Tour de France always begins with “The Grand Depart”. The title they... 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... read more →
Whether we’re letting our imaginations run wild or focusing on what’s in front of us, our day-to-day lives are defined by space: living space, personal space, outer space. We make... read more →
“Leading is sometimes disappointing your people at a rate they can absorb” Marty Linsky The word ‘leader’ comes from the Indo-European root word leit, the name for the person who... read more →
“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 →