Monday Morning Mojo

Switching Gears

Twin Clutch Transmission: In the world of racecars, dual clutch transmissions have been a staple for years. In production vehicles it remains a relatively new technology. Ford plans to add one such transmission to its North American lineup in 2010, offering its customers the convenience of an automatic but with the great fuel efficiency of

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Onward into a New Year!

From ancient times, people have welcomed the new year with rituals to attract good fortune. Why? Because it’s a natural symbol of new beginnings. Although time (the calendar, days, hours) is an artificial construct by people to help us with our lives, it reflects the very real cycle of seasons here on Earth. A “new

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I Can Build on This

I realized over the holidays that there is a voice in my head that often says to me, “You can get through this.” The voice is especially prominent when I am facing some new challenge. It could be anything from a disagreement with one of my teenagers to a business threshold that I just can’t

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Life Artistry

My son, Gabe, is home from college. Yesterday while sitting in our dining room downing a quart or so of ice cream he said to me, “We have always been a family of life-hacking.” It caught my attention and I asked him what he meant. So began another interesting and philosophical conversation with the man

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Evidence anyone?

Evidence-based everything is all the rage. What does it mean? It means taking into consideration the results of the best research we have to inform decisions and behavior. Evidence-based Practice is applied to healthcare. It was defined by Dr. David Sackett as“the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about

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Carpe Annum 2017!

Friday I held a special event for the CEOs and visionary leaders within my professional community in Washington, DC. It was an extraordinary affair, though it was not the pomp that made it so. We had plenty to snack on, but the real substance was the people who attended. In this picture with me from

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Important Conversations

Is there someone close to you that you would like to have a heart-to-heart with? This last weekend, over the American Thanksgiving holiday, I had several remarkable conversations with family members who were visiting. These are people I have known a long time, close family. But, we don’t see each other face-to-face more than twice

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Content and Process

Which is more important to get right, content or process? Is it better to do the right thing or do things right? Well, there are plenty of times where one or the other is most important, but in the vast majority of cases you have to get both right or you will suffer. This weekend

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