I attended a retirement dinner last week. An honor. Not one person or even two, but three men honored on this night. My wife works for this company, one of the largest in the world. It is a place that people start a career and decide to stay. These retirees reached 34, 34, and 35... Continue Reading →
Sound of the Soul Dancing
Laughter. Heard from far down the hallway and as close as the office next door. Even in times of high work-volume and daily stress, there was laughter. At times almost too loud, sustained and well ... we had to ask people to tone it down. "People, tone down the laughter". I wish for that to... Continue Reading →
Here Be Dragons
Change is here for everyone. Everyone. While something new and exciting is near for many at work, for others our time working together is ending. Our next step forward can be viewed as a beginning or and ending. Yet for all, it is a step into the unknown. Be careful. That is unexplored territory and... Continue Reading →
Read, Learn and Act
Time to read. Read and learn. Read, learn and act. Time to find a new leadership book to read. I have read and still refer to a number of classic leadership books. Now though I am looking for something on the cutting edge that speaks to our present days and unclear tomorrows. My search brought... Continue Reading →
The Distance Between Us
Twenty two feet. That is the distance from my office door to my chair. Quite a walk. Presently, I sit in a corner office, but an office move lies ahead. After several years in large corner offices, I will move to a smaller office, half the distance, door to chair. Yet it is still too... Continue Reading →
The Secret: Hugs and Huddles
Big Papi, World Series Hero and Leadership visionary. David Ortiz, the Big Papi himself is a bigger than life sports star who almost single-handily won the baseball World Series for the Boston Red Sox yesterday. I read a story this morning at the Fast Company website (link here) detailing the leadership lessons from Big Papi... Continue Reading →
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