With all the rains in the last few weeks, my neck of the woods just outside Washington DC has been getting emergency flood warnings. After the rains ceased I decided
Sep
16Questions for Hotels this Fall
It’s the fall of 2021, and meetings are beginning to return. Half of the face-to-face meetings I had scheduled for September and October hare canceled due to pandemic safety concerns.
Sep
13Hyperobjects
Every time I turn around it feels like there’s another major, world-changing disruption! Pandemic. Climate change. Social justice. Economic disruption. It’s hard sometimes to just get through life with all
Aug
23Public Art
Wherever I go I look around me to see the local art. Above is a mural that is on display in a window in my hometown, DC. It encourages us
Aug
09Foot Loose
On Long Beach in Rockport, Mass, I was carrying my sandals and enjoying the cold surf on my bare feet. Outside my regular daily orbit, I had the chance to
Aug
02Walking at Dawn
Every morning my dog, Sita, and I take a long walk. It’s a special time for deep thoughts. There are many benefits I squeeze from our sunrise stroll. It gives
Jul
29The Productive Zone of Disequilibrium
I discovered a tool that that is extraordinarily useful in my work with CEOs. This tool is called the Productive Zone of Disequilibrium, a term coined by Ronald Heifetz, co-developer
Jul
26A Place for Everyone
I love that little guy in the picture above with his goggles on. A dog who has a job to do is a happy dog. The article says that the
Jul
22Executive Presence
Executive presence is a critical factor of leadership, but what it takes to create it is still up for discussion? Is it charisma, magnetism, inspiration, or one of the many
