Healthy New Year!
2 days into 2022 and I have kept all my New Year resolutions so far. How ‘bout you? I’d say we are all having a healthy new year. Yay for us!!
What gets remembered?
After 2 weeks in Egypt and Jordan, there is so much to talk about and so much to put into a context of understanding. In the face of artifacts over 5000 years old, one might ask: what gets remembered?
People are people everywhere
On our first day in Cairo, the tour guide greeted us with an eye rolling cliche – people are people everywhere. He continued: we want you to get to know the people of Egypt, not just our amazing historical buildings. Our guide in Jordan echoed similar sentiments.
Are you the CWO* of your company?
Many CEO’s that I work with as a Vistage Chair have a different reality from the title they show on their business cards. I call it the CWO- Chief “Whack-a-Mole” Officer.
Survival of the fitter
Perhaps you have hear the phrase from Darwin of survival of the fittest. It was a paraphrase of his studies of animal behavior all over the world. Perhaps you have also heard the story of the 2 guys lost in the jungle who hear a tiger roar. The first guy says we better run faster […]
Are leaders born or made?
Have you struggled with the question of whether leaders are born or made? If you are in a leadership position, did you get there because you had the right last name, because you pushed hard for it, or because you were selected? Or maybe it is a combination of all of these.
It’s spooky
Halloween decorations went up in my neighborhood mid-September. Finally, we have arrived to the BIG DAY, and thank goodness! The witches and spiders and pumpkins in my yard are beginning to look a bit tired and bedraggled.
Opportunity to fail
The supply chain is not the only place where our pipeline is jammed up. The pandemic forced businesses to hunker down and many projects were put on hold. Now that we can see daylight, hiring and promotions can be considered again. In light of the demand for labor, promotions must be offered or team members […]
Leadership advice from Colin Powell
General Colin Powell, former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff spoke to my 3 Vistage groups this week and the take-aways were fantastic. Well actually, it was a pre-recorded interview with Vistage CEO Sam Reese that we watched at home and discussed at the meetings. But still, the take-aways were […]
Infrastructure getting fixed? Yes!
When I saw the big trucks around the corner I got really excited. Oh boy, street paving. I know how geeky that sounds, But, I live in an old neighborhood, where the water pipes are 75 years old and break in the middle of the night. The transformer blew at the corner and it took […]