My wife is an extraordinary performer, singer, and songwriter. You can check out her music here: LauraBaronMusic.com. Living around music, having her in our home and going to her events has made live music a massive part of my life. I’ve learned that live music has the power to bring healing and reconciliation and to cross boundaries […]
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Dawn Sweeney, CEO of the National Restaurant Association, is an exemplar of extraordinary leadership, my chosen area of focus and professional expertise. I help leaders get better at doing bolder things. Dawn is someone who I watch closely because of the boldness of her initiatives and her successes. The picture above was from the recent
I love working with emerging professionals; that’s why I founded the Visionary Leadership Academy (VLA). On March 10, 2020, I’ll be holding a special one-day event designed for the professional development of senior managers and executives below the CEO level. The event will include a panel of VLA graduates who have gone on to become
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The picture above is my daughter, Ruchi, in the frame shop. It is her art that is laying on the table. When we first brought Ruchi home from New Delhi at the age of eight she was a prodigious colorer, going through many coloring books. As the years unfolded she did less and less. It
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I wish you a very special Thanksgiving, one that’s overflowing with appreciation and gratitude. I’ve learned firsthand how appreciation and gratitude can transform my inner experience of life, and it’s something for which I’m incredibly grateful. This Thanksgiving, I encourage you to be intentional about your gratitude. I think you’ll find that bringing to mind
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It was a brisk morning yesterday when I took my German shepherd, Sita, out. We came upon this beautiful holly plant, wet with the cold drizzle that was all around. It was a bracing and brilliant way to start the day. The cold air was invigorating. The holly shook with the wind. Sita was sniffing
Today I want to express gratitude for a remarkable leader, Dawn Sweeney who has contributed to my Grand Challenge work and to American families across the nation. Dawn introduced me to Dr. Christina Economos, whose seminal research produced the 10 Key Elements of a Social Movement, which I use with every Grand Challenge I help
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My good friend, Raj Chawla, encouraged me this morning over coffee to consider how results rest in the center of leaders’ relationships. After I made a comment about the importance of relationships, he reminded me that those relationships live in the context of results. I can see both sides: relationships can generate results just as
When I published Getting Change Right, my business bestseller, I was surprised to see that the section about dealing with difficult people was the most popular. In previous videos, I have shared my two-step process for determining how much time to invest in a challenging person and how to handle someone who is apathetic or antagonistic toward your change program.
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When I was a professional storyteller I was struck by how rare common storytelling has become in our culture. Prior to the Internet it was not unusual for family gatherings to center around stories that rekindled relationships, affirmed values, conveyed important life lessons, delivered an appreciation for what had come before and pointed toward the
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