2×381: The Formula For Leadership

2×381: The Formula For Leadership

Published for Martin Luther King Jr. Day in my newsletter. Sign up here! Four days before the Montgomery Bus Boycott began on December 5, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to yield her seat on a public bus. She wasn’t the first to take such a stand. And she wasn’t, as many...
Beware The Lure of Pragmatism

Beware The Lure of Pragmatism

Pragmatism – i.e. practicality.  A traditional, and often desirable, trait of leaders. Unfortunately, it reminds me of that Dudley Moore line in the 1990 movie “Crazy People,” when, as an advertising exec, he wrote: “Volvo’s: they’re boxy but they’re safe.”...
Welcome to 2017

Welcome to 2017

Welcome to 2017!  How does it feel so far? Here’s your first challenge of the year. Over the next 12 months you are either going to let things happen, or make things happen.  Which will it be? I’ll give you a minute to decide. …(Theme from Jeopardy plays in the...
In Between The Holidays

In Between The Holidays

[Originally shared in my email newsletter on December 27th – sign up here!] Can you feel it? It’s approaching. That magical moment between the past and the future. That split second when it’s neither 2016 and all that has been, and 2017 and all that can be....
The Magic Isn’t Where You Think

The Magic Isn’t Where You Think

Shhh… Listen. Can you hear it? Get Quiet. Be still. Listen.   Turn off the music for a minute. Can you hear it now? Close your eyes. Rest your body. THERE! There it is!! Did you hear that?! Shhh… Don’t hold your breath… Breathe gently. Let it it find...