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Happy 4th and sorry for the delay in posting this week. A surgical procedure seemed to take over my life for a few days. I want to share the thoughts of a CEO, one of my former clients of a … Continue reading →

In a recent op-ed piece, David Brooks cites various research indicating that most CEOs’ success is due to their execution and organizational abilities. These abilities translate into specific skills, such as attention to detail, persistence, efficiency and analytic diligence. Other … Continue reading →

Teresa Rebeck has an established a reputation as a writer, most notably for the long-running television franchise Law and Order, for which she has won a WAG award. She is also a prolific young playwright and a Pulitzer prize finalist. … Continue reading →

Many of my colleagues discuss the topic of conflict within the Board term and context of  ‘conflict resolution.’ I prefer the term ‘conflict management.’ Why? Because I see conflict as a constant is our lives, whether it is internal intra-psychic … Continue reading →

I love the arts, so please allow me to express myself in this arena as well. I finally realized why certain reality TV shows are so engrossing. The directors/writers have cleverly constructed two shows in one — one is the … Continue reading →

Can everybody learn and grow? At what pace, and at what cost? The head of IT for a large insurance firm seemed to be floundering after about a year on the job. Following his department’s release of a flawed systems … Continue reading →

I find it so bracing to read and hear Obama confront tough issues, lay out the facts as he and his staff know them, and open the dialogue with key stakeholders. In an interview with David Leonhardt in Sunday’s New … Continue reading →

A coaching colleague sought my advice for a difficult coaching situation which she was assigned. It appears a highly successful executive has finally insulted enough internal colleagues that management has decided to call for the services of a coach. This … Continue reading →

Although I do focus on “the hardlines,” I will often talk about other aspects of leadership and life as well.   Here is an example. Leaders, fess up! What are your flaws? What vulnerabilities do you face, day by day and hour by … Continue reading →

I have been working on this blog for a while, and now it’s time to go public.  I hope you like what you read, and I look forward to hearing from you. Let me know if you disagree, think I … Continue reading →