Principles
October 13, 2022
My news feed is filled with articles that provide easy answers. Do these headlines sound familiar? Seven steps to solving workplace conflict Three things that will change your life […]
October 6, 2022
The adage “information is power” is so common that we often fail to reflect on what it really means. This simple concept is foundational to how […]
September 29, 2022
This week I asked someone a rather simple question: “Is your future singular or plural?” At first glance, it appears to be a rather innocent sentence. […]
June 9, 2022
Today’s content is a repost of one of my favorite blogs of all time. It continues to challenge me and I trust it will do the same […]
May 19, 2022
Have you ever made a decision that led to an unintended consequence? America’s Funniest Home Video’s has built a franchise on this premise. Trampolines, piñatas and […]
April 21, 2022
In the past 15 months, 19,739 people (and counting) have responded to a discussion forum on LinkedIn. The question posed was rather simple, “What is the single-most important quality for […]
April 14, 2022
Several months ago I blogged about how an on-line discussion thread sought to define leadership in one word (see 19,731 Definitions of Leadership). It was an […]
March 31, 2022
Charisma and I have a troubled relationship. I find myself drawn to it and have often enjoyed that special sparkle that a charismatic leader possesses. However, […]
March 3, 2022
in 2016, a modern legend passed away. Cassius Clay, more commonly known as Muhammad Ali, was 74 when he died. Amidst his colorful, quotable, and controversial […]
February 17, 2022
An Exposé: Grading & the God-Complex As a part-time professor, I have the responsibility and privilege of grading dozens of student papers each year. My best estimate is […]
February 10, 2022
In the past month, a surprising amount of my consulting discussions have focused on something called the sigmoid curve. This is unusual because the sigmoid is actually a […]
January 27, 2022
This week a client emailed me something that was refreshingly honest: I am having ‘one of those days’! Do you have any ‘this is why we put up […]