On My Walk

Is a work of fiction less valuable because it's “pretend”? A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and two paragraphs from a multi-million best-seller weigh in!

Americans are noted, pragmatists. It has served us well at times, but there is a problem with pragmatic thinking. Let's talk about it.

Having brilliant people around you is great, but is brilliance enough?

I can't even whisper the word for fear people will simply tune me out, but there is a lesson from a couple of race car drivers that is worth your time to hear.

Who tells the President of the United States that his nationally televised speech could have been better if he didn't have so much oil on his hair?

I can't even whisper the word for fear people will simply tune me out, but there is a lesson from a couple of race car drivers that is worth your time to hear.

Who tells the President of the United States that his nationally televised speech could have been better if he didn't have so much oil on his hair?

He was the Great Bambino, the Sultan of Swat, the Colossus of Clout. Baseball historian Daniel Okrent said of Babe Ruth “he was Beethoven and Cezanne.” He was the original Natural. And while Babe Ruth influenced people everywhere, but who influenced him?

You do not need to be bi-lingual to be a great leader, but there is a Japanese phrase you really ought to know.

It is not always pretty, and it is not always easy, but all effective leaders do this.

There is a payoff for those who read, but sometimes, that payday only comes after some hard work.

Problems are not the problem. The problem is when we try to solve the problem incorrectly!

A 2011 study ranks this quality as the third-most-appreciated quality in a coach! Let's talk about it!  

How to fire people well. What does that mean? And How do we go about it. Let's talk about it.

Lessons from the App Store: When speed to the market is absolutely essential – and why.

The top priority of any manager is . . . . Let's talk about it!

Operational excellence is the executive's “must do” in every successful company. But the leadership trait I will share with you today is the very heart of operational excellence.

If you want to know what sacrifice looks like – real sacrifice (and we need to know), you have to listen to John Adams.

Are you a coach or a mentor? Adam Grant makes a nuanced distinction between the two that I think is worth exploring.

What do you do when your vision is challenged, critiqued, laughed at … derided? I'd suggest following Sloan's practice.

They were under heavy pressure, intense criticism, stiff competition, and frustrating setbacks . . . but that didn't matter, first things were first things.

The real test of leadership is what the leader does when others ask him or her to step aside.

One woman who defied the odds and helped save Europe.

Do you see the tiger? Are you willing to ride the trike?

Of the five million. words Churchill employed in his public speeches, this one was the most important.

When it comes to innovation and ideation, the best ideas often come from the people & places we least expect. So how do we capture these great ideas?

If God allows good to come from a non-ideal situation, is that a stamp of God’s approval?

If you are going to live wisely in the present, here's why you must remember the past.

If you want to bring about change, especially with those who are resistant, you must practice this principle.

It is a necessary part of leadership, so why are we so afraid of it?

The world has gone VUCA. That’s okay. God has the help you need.

“The great enemy of the radical transgender movement is science.” Here are some findings that should concern us.

We forget history to our own demise.

When faced with difficult decisions, great leaders don’t wimp out.

Nations and leaders get better when they dig up the rubies in their backyards.

Sometimes it when we think we know enough that we are the most dangerous.

If you have a talk to give, don’t give it until you can say “Yes” to these five questions.

When it comes to performance appraisals, Peter Drucker asked had four essential questions.

There are three things that power does. Let’s talk about the third one!

Wooden-headedness; it’s the downfall of governments and business and people. Do you have a wooden head?

It’s March Madness. It’s the Sweet 16. I’m thinking hoops, our founding fathers, and the Equality Act.

Peter Drucker said, “To make decisions is the specific executive task.” And the best decisions demand this tool.

Are you “top management”? The answer is not in your title or pay. It is, however, in how you answer one simple question.

Effective executives share one thing in common. That one thing points to one principle every leader must learn to be effective.

Peter Drucker had a 65-year consulting career. He said the best leaders always asked this question. 

I am not a conspiracy theorist, but . . . has the federal government been buying up your freedom with your own tax money?

Beware: Statistics are not people.

Do you have a heart for social justice? That’s great! But a heart for social justice, apart from a definition of justice, is only going to lead to injustice.

Sometimes to make progress you have to give up on your deadline and throw away that stopwatch.

Here's much needed common sense for these most uncommon times.

Is it possible that someone who is 100% certain she is transgender might walk down a path toward sexual reassignment only to experience “buyer’s remorse”?