Posts in the ‘Miss Cellaneous’ category
Have you ever returned from vacation and not felt rested? Is it the activities? The travel involved? The people you are vacationing with? Or perhaps it is how many days you take off from vacation. That was my problem. I discovered a way to ensure I got real rest on vacation. Here is my thought […]
The tragedy of what happened at Penn State has been well covered in the news. There are so many lessons that can be derived from what we know about that situation. But, perhaps the biggest lesson we can all learn is how character trumps competence. No level of past or present competence will make up […]
In my time in leadership in a big Fortune 50 company, I spent a lot of time practicing conflict resolution. Mainly, I was helping other people resolve their conflicts. I saw anger, distrust and pettiness prevent people from moving forward and getting things done. Some people may call me a Polly Anna. But, I truly […]
I have a 15 year-old pet peeve. I hate when leaders use voicemail messages to promote themselves. This pet peeve should be older. Unfortunately it is a habit I had to break myself before it became a pet peeve. At some point I realized I was sending messages to my team that included information that […]
Below is the You Tube video to David McCullough Jr.’s speech to the graduating Class of 2012 at Wellesley High School. This is an in your face yet inspiring speech to the coming generation. The Bottom Line: His last words to them are about being selfless. Being selfless is truly the most likely way any […]
You see, if everyone is special, then no one is. If everyone gets a trophy, trophies become meaningless. In our unspoken but not so subtle Darwinian competition with one another–which springs, I think, from our fear of our own insignificance, a subset of our dread of mortality — we have of late, we Americans, to […]
I read the text from a commencement address given at Wellesley High School by David McCullough Jr. this weekend. The truth in it is hard to argue with. The brilliance of the prose floored me. His message, simply stated was, “You are not special.” Some may say it is a harsh message to hear on […]
At the Refresh Leadership Live conference (Twitter: #refreshleadership) I went to recently, Dr. Bertrice Berry read a poem with a line in it that said: “You ain’t free to do what you want to do. You are free to what you’re meant to do.” These days I feel free because I believe I am doing […]
If a blogger/consultant screams on the internet does anyone notice? I was wondering when I left my comfortable job in the corporate world if people would hear me when I screamed. I read a lot about consulting in the months before starting my company and in the months since. There was a lot of great […]
Dad: “Did you do what your mom asked you to do?’ Son: (Without looking at his dad.) “Yep.” Dad: (Eye brow raised) “Excuse me?” Son: (Starting to walk away and dripping with annoyance) “Yes Dad. I did what mom asked me to do!” Dad: (Firmly) “Hey bud! Look at me.” The boy turns and looks at his […]
