Whenever I speak with colleagues or conduct seminars on leadership, the topic of decision making is always top of mind....
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I was walking home on the street where I live in Kenwood, California, a little hamlet in the middle of...
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The passing of Congressman John Lewis has been a poignant reminder of how far we have come as a nation...
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səˈvilədē/ noun formal politeness and courtesy in behavior or speech. “Just as The Road Less Traveled provided hope and guidance for individuals...
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Whether you’re running a company or busy working for an organization, it’s not always easy to sit back and look...
Continue ReadingWhenever I speak with colleagues or conduct seminars on leadership, the topic of decision making is always top of mind. What criteria should leaders use when making important decisions? It depends, one of my leadership colleagues said. Of course it depends. So, let’s be specific and deal with a decision that almost all leaders have […]
I was walking home on the street where I live in Kenwood, California, a little hamlet in the middle of Sonoma County wine country about 50 miles North of the Golden Gate Bridge. Just about to my driveway, a white pickup truck pulled up and the window rolled down on the passenger side where I […]
The passing of Congressman John Lewis has been a poignant reminder of how far we have come as a nation and how much further we have to go. Our country has been divided and politicized on critical issues whether it be masks or no masks, the purpose of protests, violence in major cities, friends against […]
səˈvilədē/ noun formal politeness and courtesy in behavior or speech. “Just as The Road Less Traveled provided hope and guidance for individuals seeking growth, this major new work by M. Scott Peck, M.D., offers a needed prescription for our deeply ailing society. Our illness is Incivility—morally destructive patterns of self-absorption, callousness, manipulativeness, and materialism so ingrained in our routine behavior that we do not […]
Whether you’re running a company or busy working for an organization, it’s not always easy to sit back and look objectively about the health of your company’s culture. I’m not talking about performance metrics, but rather, how are we doing as a group of people who spend most of our waking hours at work? (There […]
Is genius a value? If we define values as those traits, beliefs, and principles that drive our behavior, let’s say it is. Today, let’s focus on the positive side of genius and the attributes of one genius who brings out the best in us. My example of a true genius is my friend and colleague, […]
We had dinner the other night with my good friend and colleague, Tom, and his lovely wife, Donna, an accomplished lawyer. Tom is a picture of success. When he was younger and had a substantial mustache, he was often asked if he were Tom Selleck—not a bad case of mistaken identity. Tom retired early a […]
Jennifer Siebel Newsom and Estra Soler wrote a thoughtful op ed piece recently in the San Francisco Chronicle. They highlight disturbing facts about our youth, many of whom see professional athletes as heroes with super talent who have dysfunctional behaviors in their personal lives such as domestic violence and sexual battery. Boys and men in […]
Recent research suggests that white American males are dying at a younger age than in the past. The theory is that high unemployment results in depression, drinking, and drugs as these men no longer expect that they can achieve the American Dream. When this expectation can’t be met, depression and unhealthy habits can contribute to […]
I had the extraordinary opportunity to be flown to the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier on maneuvers 100 miles off the Mexican coast. The purpose of the Navy’s visitor program is to provide a firsthand experience to civilians about the role of aircraft carriers in the defense of the United States. The Navy hopes to […]
