Three weeks ago I did a Monday Morning Mojo on taking charge of your own education and wrote about an event I was putting together for association CEOs on how they change the world, with special guests, Susan Neely and Jay Timmons. The picture above, by Jane Love, is me addressing this audience during my […]
My mother received her PhD in early child development when I was a youngster. I was often her test subject. As a result I associated my mother’s love with taking tests. That alone gave me a great advantage throughout my academic studies. A central focus of my mother’s studies was the importance of play in
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I’m hosting a great event for CEOs on October 23rd from 3-5 pm at the National Association of Manufacturers. I’ll be joined by Jay Timmons, CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers and Susan Neely, CEO of the American Council of Life Insurers. We will take a deep dive into how association CEOs impact the
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The picture above is me speaking at a couple of weeks ago at a Design Summit for a new Grand Challenge. It was a true honor. I am humbled by the people who gather to take on a Grand Challenge, which is a socially intractable problem that matters. In this instance, there were over 30
Every leader wants their vision to spread. Visionary leaders want to go beyond the transactional sharing of information and look for ways to engage the group, making them feel they have a shared stake in the future. In my talks with visionary CEOs, I’ve discovered that the two most challenging activities, once they have a
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The picture above links to a 1-minute video that lays out the content of my upcoming CEOnly session with Susan Neely (CEO American Council of Life Insurers) and Jay Timmons (CEO, National Association of Manufacturers) later this month. I am thrilled to have the chance to bring them together with 30+ CEOs later this month.
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I worked with the World Bank, Center for Narrative Studies, and the Center for Association Leadership on the problem of accelerating rapport during professional gatherings. Most conferences don’t begin to gel until about the middle of the second day; too late for some attendees. Our group wanted to know if that process could be improved
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I love street murals. The picture above was taken the day before yesterday in the Mission District, San Francisco, by my cousin, Eric, long time resident of the City by the Bay. And, yes, we are all in this together. Everyone alive is participating in this great experience of life on Earth in the 21st
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I’m hosting a great event for CEOs on October 23rd from 3-5 pm at the National Association of Manufacturers. I’ll be joined by Jay Timmons, CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers and Susan Neely, CEO of the American Council of Life Insurers. We will take a deep dive into how association CEOs impact the
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“Compassion is … a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.” So says Pema Chodron, an American Tibetan Buddhist who runs an abbey in Nova Scotia, Canada. This reminds me of “patient-centered care,”
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