Did you take a pause to check your own speedometer using my diagnostic tool last month? Find out what your results mean with the score key below. If you didn’t get a chance to complete the test last month, you can find it here. Interpreting Your Score 55-75 – You’re moving at the perfect pace. Impressive!Read more
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In today’s high velocity, always-on business climate, leaders like you are expected to make incredibly
Pick up the Wall Street Journal any day of the week, scan the front page, and you will immediately find stories of brands tarnished and reputations squandered. Companies losing the confidence of their customer base. Business partners severing the relationship. Key investors pulling out with little to no warning. They simply don’t want the association—orRead more
September has always been one of my favorite months. The weather in the Northeast US is lovely. The foliage begins to change, displaying a dynamic array of colors. The air becomes crisp and the mornings cool. On a personal note, I get to enjoy another birthday, which somehow remains a treat well beyond childhood. ThisRead more
As I sat down to write this article, Houston was in the early stages of recovery from the devastating impacts of Hurricane Harvey. The Caribbean was reeling from the wrath of Irma. And Florida was bracing itself in anticipation of the storm’s descent. Over the past two weeks, Houston’s corporate leaders have rapidly stepped up,Read more
My family and I were sitting in the backyard last week, enjoying a relaxing summer dinner, when we heard a loud cracking sound and booming thud. We turned to the side yard and found that a 30-foot ash tree had come crashing down. It now lay across our lawn, trunk and branches scattered and strewn.Read more
I recently attended a fabulous musical performance by singer/songwriter Amos Lee. My daughter had given me the tickets months ago, knowing how much I enjoy the artist’s bluesy, soulful, pared-down acoustic style. I’ve been anticipating the concert all summer, listening to my Amos Lee station on Pandora, and imagining I’d hear all those familiar songsRead more
Leadership can be a lonely job. Despite having dozens, hundreds, even thousands of people who look up to you, chances are, you feel isolated more often than you’d like to admit. The people who work for you may be reluctant to engage you in friendly conversation or they may hesitate to provide you with valuableRead more
Last week, I attended college orientation with my daughter. As students and parents gathered in the auditorium, she sat alongside hundreds of other eager freshmen while I situated myself among the parents. To kick off the event, the Dean of Student Life addressed the room. As she spoke to students and their families, I couldn’tRead more
If you are like many of my executive clients, you are a leader who started out as a doer. Earlier in your career, you were a star individual