I am old enough to remember Martin Luther King, Jr, as an active agent in the evolution of our country. Today is the US national holiday to commemorate his birth. I remember sitting in my father’s lap at the age of 6, during our regular evening event of watching Walter Cronkite together (Cronkite was the […]
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There are two groups of people who are in a position to best amplify a CEOs’ leadership; or, if not working well together, can inhibit a CEOs’ effectiveness. One is the executive team, and the other is the board of directors. Executive team performance is critical. I have worked extensively to help executive teams communicate
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When I am working on an important project I find time to process my thoughts indirectly. This means I engage in other activities that I find enjoyable, which allow me the luxury of standing back from my work and looking it at it from a detached perspective. Then I see gaps as well as the
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I recently led an event featuring Susan Neely, CEO of the American Council of Life Insurers, and Jay Timmons, CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers. Special appreciation to Jay for hosting at the NAM! Susan, Jay and I explored with 35 CEOs in attendance just how association CEOs change the world. Previously, Susan was
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Two years ago I developed and delivered a leadership curriculum to the local Oneness Family High School based on my Visionary Leadership Academy (next one is coming up March 10!) . Recently I was asked by the founder, Andrew Kutt, to collaborate together with Results-based Leadership expert, Raj Chawla, on the development of new, fully
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Here’s a little New Year’s gift for you that takes just a few seconds to enjoy.
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One of my favorite times of the year is now… right now! Here between the Christmas holiday and New Year’s eve. This is the perfect time to review the last year and make plans for the one ahead. I find it so inspiring. I have several ways I like to take stock. One is my
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Read a great piece about dogs by Clive Wynne, a dog behavior scientist. He admits to once being skeptical of dogs’ unique place in the animal world as uniquely sensitive to “human-like social cognition.” In his studies he wondered about the unique intelligence that enables dogs to play an irreplaceable role in the worlds of
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I created the Visionary Leadership Academy (VLA) in response to Chris McEntee’s, CEO of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), need for a forum to teach her executive team the same core skills I was teaching her and other CEOs in my CEO community. A new VLA session will take place on March 10th at the
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My daughter, Ruchi, did an outstanding job with her grades in the first semester of her freshman year in high school. We wanted to reward her tenacity, perseverance, and results. When we asked her what she wanted, she requested a langa, an Indian dress outfit. My wife helped her pick one out and make the
