A shortcut isn’t and quick fixes aren’t and don’t
Dr. Louis Binstock once said, “Too often the shortcut, the line of least resistance, is responsible for evanescent and unsatisfactory success.” Allow me to translate: [...]
The future belongs to those who show up
What were some of the key messages during your childhood years? When I was growing up my father wanted me to “be a man” first [...]
Sometimes we must do what is required
You know that place: that point where you “stay the course” because turning back simply can’t be done (physically impossible), it’s expensive (prohibitively so), or [...]
Who are the new explorers?
Depending on the context and what we're going to explore, one of my favorite executive case studies has to do with Sir Ernest Shackleton and [...]
You need a better story
Everyone tells stories. Not everyone uses stories. Stories existed long before recorded history. Human life is narratively grounded; we have always had stories to interpret [...]
How to overcome reality distortion and blindspots
Years ago I was faced with a personal reality dilemma: an important life event was approaching. Expectations were high. Tensions were higher. There was something [...]
There is still no antidote for uncertainty
It’s February! The new year is up and running, so we had better be, as well! After listening to more than a few executives during [...]
Resistance or a third-order linear partial differential equation?
"Leadership involves leading." I read that somewhere and it's true enough, but leadership also involves implementing change. Sometimes (often?) change has a way of generating resistance [...]
Because it’s right
As a young man coming of age in America in the 1960”s I did not understand Dr. King and therefore did not appreciate what he [...]
You are the first domino in the line
"When one thing, the right thing, is set in motion, it can topple many things." It’s a simple concept: focus on what matters most in [...]