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The root of courage is
embracing doubt

Chimp Thinking

When confronted with great uncertainty, our sensory cortex fires into high gear and produces a feeling of fear in our bodies. Chimpanzees have a similar biological mechanism, but at least their fight-or-flight response only activates when confronted by real danger. We humans on the other hand react to our imagined fears with the same ferocity as a life threatening situation. Whether it is fear of failure, rejection, reprisal, or death, it is fear that rules this world...  More

Sept 11 One Kind Word:
a poem and the start of a journey

WTCOn the morning of September 11, 2001, I was in New York City giving an investment presentation to the executive team at Monster Worldwide.

Within a few minutes of starting that pitch, the Chairman was abruptly pulled out of the meeting by his assistant. We all looked at each other wondering what was going on. Some rolled their eyes and whispered to each other...  More

When Should You Be Like Moses
Trump or Socrates

ConsensusSince your primary purpose as a leader is to inspire and motivate a group into sustained action toward a common goal, how do you get people to agree on a common goal? You can certainly impose your will and authority and declare the goals for your organization. Many leaders have done so, with some success...  More

Why I Skype With Glee

DesertI first set foot in Saudi Arabia in 1985. I was a young engineer with a head filled with romantic images of Peter O’Toole riding a camel across the dusty, hot wasteland...  More

Book Reviews:

A Whole New Mind

This is a fun yet profound read that you can easily finish on a cross-country flight and that you will probably not forget. It will deeply interest most people faced with challenges in leading a growing organization. The author’s main premise is that the forces of “automation, abundance, and asia” have combined to make speed to market, efficient production, and technical prowess mere table stakes in a global marketplace. Left brain prowess is not enough – you need to also sharpen your right brain...  More

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More Than A Minute

Holly is a friend of mine and a talented strategy faciliator. She is a highly qualified authority on management techniques after serving for many years as a consultant to major corporations around the world. Holly reprises and enhances the original tools for supervisors and executives explored in The One Minute Manager more than 25 years ago by...  More

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