
Rescue German Shepherd in the White House
My dog, Sita, is a rescue German shepherd. Her litter was abandoned in rural Virginia near the West Virginia border. I drove out to pick her up with my daughter, ...

Grace Under Pressure
Thich Nat Hanh is a Buddhist monk who was nominated by Martin Luther King, Jr, for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work during the American war in Viet Nam ...

Malas
On Saturday I dug up my entire garden. This meant pulling out the marigold bushes that were in full bloom. Undeterred by their resplendent beauty, I was dead set on ...

The Long and Winding Road
When I was about eight years old I started attending synagogue on my own. At the time my mother was a Christian but not attending a church and my father ...

Awake in the Dark
Last week I went on another wilderness retreat with my dog, Sita. For three days and three nights, we were off the grid in George Washington National Forest in Virginia ...

Strategic Foresight: Seeking Counsel
The times are changing, and they are not going to stop. Could you have dreamed that this is where we ...

Strategic Foresight: New Game New Rules
Disruption is causing things to change often, and organizational leadership is constantly juggling. Associations must be able to react quickly ...

Being a Backbone Organization + A Special Offer
Last week I covered ‘collective impact’ and ‘common agenda’, an excellent way to achieve your association’s goals by joining forces ...

Crafting a Common Agenda for Partnerships & A Special Offer
The country and world are facing many challenges right now. Now is the time for organizations to focus on making ...
Special Offer
I am offering a significant discount to all Zoom strategy sessions between now and Sept 15. Here are the ...
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Strategic Foresight: Seeking Counsel
The times are changing, and they are not going to stop. Could you have dreamed that this is where we would be just seven months ...
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Strategic Foresight: New Game New Rules
Disruption is causing things to change often, and organizational leadership is constantly juggling. Associations must be able to react quickly while sustaining current value generation ...
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Full Circle
In 1969 Graham Nash and Joni Mitchell were out and about after breakfast, and as Nash tells the story, “We’re going to get into Joan’s ...
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Wilderness Retreat with Sita
Last week Sita and I headed into the High Peaks Wilderness in the Adirondacks for four nights. We camped in the backcountry on the side ...
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Being a Backbone Organization + A Special Offer
Last week I covered ‘collective impact’ and ‘common agenda’, an excellent way to achieve your association’s goals by joining forces with other organizations and activists ...
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Crafting a Common Agenda for Partnerships & A Special Offer
The country and world are facing many challenges right now. Now is the time for organizations to focus on making a collective impact. Achieve collective ...
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Heading to the Woods
I will never forget that hike! I loved being a boy scout when I was young. I didn’t know it when this picture was taken ...
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Special Offer
I am offering a significant discount to all Zoom strategy sessions between now and Sept 15. Here are the details: Since the middle of ...
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Don’t Lose Your Head over the Unexpected
I was in my early 20s, out late one October evening in rural Indiana with my dog, Chokma, an 80# shepherd mix, and a close ...
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Increasing Your Organization’s Nimbleness
I continue to an initiative to talk 100 CEOs in 100 Days. One thing is clear; the short term has become more relevant to business ...
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Appreciating Difference
A common reaction when I tell people that we adopted Ruchi when she was eight from India, “Oh, she’s so fortunate.” The truth is we ...
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Working Together for Everyone’s Benefit
Like the thunder rumbling in the background of this video, there is a storm brewing in our country. The pandemic, economic disruption, a hostile political ...
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The Daily Dose
From an early age, I loved both math and dogs. So this cartoon hits me thrice. Once, because I am always trying to learn new ...
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Strategic Foresight in Uncertain Times
I am in the midst of a quest to speak with 100 CEOs in 100 days. More than halfway through, one thing has become clear; ...
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