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January 2012

January 31, 2012
A friend leaned over the table at Starbucks yesterday morning, and confided, “You really don’t want...
January 24, 2012
I was festering over a work situation which I instinctively had interpreted as a zero sum...
January 17, 2012
I have been coaching one of our managers lately on how to appear more confident...
January 10, 2012
Eighth grade is typically a harsh year, and mine was no exception. I was not...
January 01, 2012
Strategy consultant Dorie Clark wrote an intriguing post a couple weeks ago at Harvard Business Review...

December 2011

December 22, 2011
I am dredging up a seasonal tidbit from the archives  -  one of my favorites - just...
December 19, 2011
Last week I attended an end-of-year corporate Holiday dinner with the management team of a smallish...
December 14, 2011
I don’t know if it’s because I am getting older, but the days just seem...
December 12, 2011
My CFO, Dave, has coined a fancy new corporate theological term, called “Business Sovereignty.” He...
December 06, 2011
Some new neighbors moved into the house across the street from us a few months...

November 2011

November 29, 2011
I remember the first time I spoke in front of a large audience. The arrangements...
November 21, 2011
Last week I was asked to join yet another committee. I told the inquiring gentleman that I would...
November 16, 2011
I have had a prayer partner for the past year and a half. His name is...
November 08, 2011
There you are in the conference room, discussing an important issue with your team. Eventually...
November 01, 2011
I was hunkered down the other day in a windowless conference room with three colleagues,...

October 2011

October 26, 2011
There is this gentlemen - I’ll call him Ray Smith- who was a prominent business owner...
October 19, 2011
Last week I attended a large deal-making convention. The place was brimming with investment bankers,...
October 12, 2011
In April 2011, an oil explosion on a BP oil platform in the Gulf of...
October 06, 2011
I spent several days last week completely surrounded by writers, artists, musicians and poets. It was the...
October 03, 2011
My friend Howard recently completed a major feat: running a half-marathon, which is an impressive...

September 2011

September 27, 2011
I was cleaning out the basement last weekend when I turned my attention to an...
September 21, 2011
It might upset some good Christian business leaders to think too much about power. "But...
September 15, 2011
When I was in third grade, there was a boy named Norman who terrorized the...
September 09, 2011
I was talking to a friend recently who is second in command at a publicly...
September 06, 2011
I relished those first few years in the executive suite. Confident. Bold. That’s the image I...

August 2011

August 22, 2011
By the time you read this, I will be emerging bleary-eyed in London after a red...
August 19, 2011
I recently discovered that one of my blog posts is ranked at the top of a certain...
August 16, 2011
On Saturday I will be departing for two full weeks of vacation, the first time...
August 12, 2011
Last week I attended a function where a friend’s daughter was the featured performer. For...
August 09, 2011
The other day my boss approached me and asked if I wanted to take on...
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