How to Introduce Yourself: The Art of Self-Regulation
With each sale, I would become more confident. That year I successfully supported myself and my new wife while working just 12 hours a week.
High Quality Connections
In a program for vice presidents of a large corporation, we had an exciting morning of learning about leadership. At […]
Marginalization, Learning and the Creation of Excellence
I met for lunch with a person I know who serves in an important position in a large hierarchy. He […]
Profit and Purpose: The Emerging Narrative
In their book, The Purpose Revolution, John Izzo and Jeff Vanderwielen argue that a new narrative is emerging and companies must move […]
Putting Your Culture Into Perspective
There are many stories that illustrate what is important in life. The moral of many is that what we think […]
An Unconventional Path
A phone call came from a woman who holds an influential administrative position and is also president of her professional […]
A Team that Learns from Excellence
The culture trains us to learn from the middle and left side of the normal curve, that is, from normal […]
Entering a Room
Sometimes there is much to be learned from a very short story. Here is such an account. It was told […]
Becoming a Great Leader
The following is an account I share often. I believe it is an illustration of a practice that any person […]
How to Succeed in a Collapsing Industry
Publishing has always been a tough business, and today most publishing companies are barely surviving. Of necessity they take a […]