Friends, Jack came home this week frustrated with the environment in his classroom. Some students were lagging behind, the classroom had become too social, and so his teacher had cracked down. Jack felt the freedom at the heart of the Montessori system was being squeezed out. It was unfair, he said for everyone to feel … Continued
Friends, So I was at Easter Mass in a small town “up north.â€Â I judged: This seems to be a very average little church. Modest outside and in. The priest, preaching, choir, all seemed to me stunningly regular. One of the stained glass windows had a brown puppy in the foreground. Some average voice of … Continued
Friends, A healthy exchange with author Kathi Elster* on my radio show The Winner’s Circle prompts me to write about the fundamentally spiritual game that a leader plays. A government worker asked me in an email to discuss the issue of how you motivate your peers. I suggested that part of the answer was “modeling … Continued
Friends, A fascinating issue popped up on my “Winner’s Circle” radio show on Saturday. It prompts me to ask you “bosses” out there: Do you know what they’re whispering about you? Yes, they are whispering! On the show, my guest, Kathi Elster talked about a boss who admitted she was aware of the whispers: “People … Continued
Friends, An editorial note: an AOL spam filter refused RFL to 1300 readers last week. Please mark me as a “safe sender.†Two weeks ago I wrote about a question raised by a caller to the Winner’s Circle, my Saturday morning radio show (streaming live from 7-9 AM on Saturdays). The gentleman, an upper level … Continued