The baseball season is here! Not everyone agrees with George Will’s take on politics and other aspects of American life, but most baseball fans regardless of their political stripe would acknowledge that few students of the game are more passionate or informed about the sport than the Pulitzer Prize winning columnist who was once seriously considered… [Continue Reading]
The Core of Leadership – Trust
March 7, 2016 by ·
Trust is the glue that holds our leadership together. In a world of science and big data, we’d like to be able to reduce “trust” to an equation; but according to master marketer Seth Godin, that level of objectivity is not to be expected. Godin suggests that “trust” comes from some uniquely human (and, therefore, subjective)… [Continue Reading]
“Exactly the Right Words, Exactly the Right Way”
February 15, 2016 by · Leave a Comment
Speaking of Presidents…..It’s hard to believe that it’s been thirty years since the Challenger disaster on January 28, 1986, when seven astronauts, including the first teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe, died tragically when the space shuttle exploded minutes after liftoff. That evening, then president Ronald Reagan delivered an unforgettable 4-minute message to a shocked and… [Continue Reading]
New Year’s Resolutions: What Does It Take to Keep Them Intact?
January 11, 2016 by ·
We’re just over a week into the new year…how are your resolutions doing? If you’re already in ‘resolution recovery’, here are two suggestions for you: First, check out a few tips from Dr. Robert Cialdini, who may be the world’s reigning expert on the art and science of influence. When it comes to resolutions, the… [Continue Reading]
HAPPINESS: The Data Are In!
January 8, 2016 by ·
How will 2016 be different from the years before it for you? Would you settle for being happy as well as being productive and effective? If so, this 12 minute TED Talk summarizes 70 years of research on what made people happy whether rich or poor. A group of young men was selected in the… [Continue Reading]
FAO Schwarz: Another Rise and Fall
July 20, 2015 by ·
FAO Schwarz, the legendary toy story in New York that was immortalized by Tom Hanks playing the “ floor piano” with his feet in the movie “Big,” closed this week after operating since 1870 and boasting 40 stores at its peak. Its demise is attributed to some of the same forces that have claimed other… [Continue Reading]
Access to Six Figure Consultants: Here They Are
June 1, 2015 by ·
Michael Milken (of Wall Street Fame) holds the Milken Conference each year featuring dozens of the world’s best known entrepreneurs, scientists, financiers, researchers and other notables in hour long seminars on topics such as financial markets, the economy, medicine, Millennials, health care and much more. Most of us can not afford to hire these individuals to… [Continue Reading]
Are you telling stories to yourself that have no basis in reality?
March 11, 2015 by ·
One of the great qualities that make us human is the ability to see patterns in a few data points. The problem is we often convince ourselves that those patterns, especially those that augur good times or bad times, will persist indefinitely. We can learn a valuable lesson from marketing guru Seth Godin on the… [Continue Reading]
Eleven “Second Acts” – Getting Back Up After Failing
March 2, 2015 by ·
Scott Fitzgerald (author of the “The Great Gatsby) once remarked that “there are no second acts in American lives.” History definitely seems to indicate otherwise. A short article from Inc Magazine looks at eleven well known leaders who either had significant setbacks before becoming successful, or fell from the heights but found a way back. … [Continue Reading]
Who is the Father of Management: Drucker or Caesar?
February 13, 2015 by ·
The late Peter Drucker was often referred to as “the man who invented management.” While Drucker’s contribution to the canon of management is legendary, he certainly was not the first to comment on or grapple with the art and science of managing subordinates. Jerry Toner, a professor of classical studies at Cambridge University has penned… [Continue Reading]
