The Big Picture

The Big Picture

If they get bogged down in the wrong kind of decisions, these leaders don’t have the knowledge and intellectual support to make the bigger decisions that, ultimately, impact the performance of their organization for years to come.

The Discipline of Listening

The Discipline of Listening

Leaders must be comfortable in their own skins, to be sure, but they understand that they are on a journey where they are not required to be “the smartest person in the room.” In fact, good leaders in this paradigm understand that focused listening to what is being said and,...

The Discipline of Kindness

The Discipline of Kindness

My wife and I have three sons, two of whom are teenagers.  I’m pretty sure that they love each other, but I suspect that affection is more often displayed if they happen to be home alone at night and are frightened by a strange sound in our attic than when...

Leadership Matters for a Changing World: Journey

Leadership Matters for a Changing World: Journey

We have come through a period of history where leaders are often rewarded for driving an organization to a point of final destination.  In this “leadership as destination” model, organizations have been “built to last,” and a lot of thought and effort has been invested in preparing the organization to...

A Deeper Look at ‘Income Inequality’

A Deeper Look at ‘Income Inequality’

If that increasing divide is to be bridged, leadership solutions need to be proposed and practiced which support environments that create meaningful work which provides for a stable family life, healthy respect for cultural mores which strengthen moral and ethical living, relationships grounded in promises and commitment rather than convenience...

Why College Makes Cents

Why College Makes Cents

As is often the case in journalism, the extreme stories sell more newspapers. For example, a student who chooses to major in something like fashion merchandising, and who borrows $100,000 to attend a school that provides little in aid but charges maximum in tuition is probably not going to fare...

Towards a Practice of ‘Faithful Presence’

Towards a Practice of ‘Faithful Presence’

Authentic leadership that changes lives most often happens during the moments when very few people are looking or listening. It’s seeking the welfare of the city…or the team…or the division…or the department…or the neighbors wherever they might be and in whatever condition we might find them.

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