The preparation and the response to “The Big One” in New Orleans should result in a complete re-assessment of how we choose and appoint our leaders. Any good corporate executive knows which jobs are best done by lawyers and which are best done by generals.
Read MoreIn Blink the author defined thin slicing as the ability to make quick judgments. What we need now is the ability to engage in broad slicing, the ability to identify unifying themes that slice across all units and people in an organization.
Read MoreA study of the highest performing individuals reveals “athenticity” – like the “natural” they have a perfect fit for their work
Read MoreWhat could be better than sliced bread? A whole loaf. But when you have a culture of continually slicing the bread to find solutions to problems it may be hard to put the pieces of the culture together.
Read MoreThe debate over our country’s nominee for U.N. Ambassador has come down to a debate over toughness and management style. It makes me wonder if anyone knows what it means to be tough.
Read MoreFrom my writing I have found some great quotes on our place in universe.
Read MoreWatching the painful gyrations of our government over the past few weeks, it convinces me that there is one most important leadership principle in this age. This is true not only for our government, but for our corporations, teams and families. And, it is not new. It only needs renewal.
Read MoreI hope the tragedy of the killing of the husband and mother of Judge Joan Lefkow in Chicago may bring some appreciation to the service provided by Federal Judges, and all Judges for that matter.
Read More“To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs” – Aldous Huxley “How often we recall, with regret, that Napoleon once shot at a magazine editor and missed him and killed a...
Read MoreOur national conversation is dominated by polarity politics – left or right, blue or red, liberal or conservative. Is this two dimensional linear view the way we should discuss problems?
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