Friends, I have been in a state of awe and incomprehension since last week when I read the article of # 1 interest to readers on Time magazine’s website, “Mother Teresa’s Crisis of Faith,†by David Van Biema (it’s here: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1655415,00.html). Halfway down the first of six pages I said out loud, “this is ridiculous.†… Continued
Friends, Let me steal a family story for a leadership lesson. It’s dangerous being a leadership teacher, because it gives family and staff license to hold me to my “best self†standards. I was hitting a tennis ball with my 3 kids a couple weeks ago. Kate and Cece were on one court. Jack and … Continued
Friends, I’ve enjoyed talking to all sorts of groups about my book Everyday Leadership: Getting Results in Business, Politics and Life. It’s confirmed for me that there is a certain consistency about leadership principles. In just the last two weeks I’ve had engaging conversations with a very diverse group of audiences — architects and Rotarians, … Continued
Friends, I have always been most humbled and most inspired by a certain kind of leadership. These leaders get me energized. They make me think anything is possible. They make me start to think about what I could do that I’m not doing. I’ve seen these leaders in the political sphere, as well as the … Continued