Doubling down on the better “Buffett bet”
May 30, 2016
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In reading some of the news from Warren Buffett’s Berkshire-Hathaway annual meeting, held in early May 2016, I was intrigued by two things. One, how
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Earth Day, stewardship and women
April 22, 2016
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Earth Day began 46 years ago, is now observed in 175 countries, and has become the largest secular modern day holiday in the world. It is
Vision – What is it good for?
April 11, 2016
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The opening line in Edwin Starr’s 1970 Motown hit and protest song, “War, huh yeah, What is it good for? Absolutely nothing … !” asks
The leadership eulogy – it’s a good thing
March 11, 2016
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Donald Trump should write his eulogy. Not that he’s soon to be dead. But if leaders, while they are alive and well and supposedly leading,
Tough, Honest, Humble Self-Assessment
January 31, 2016
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I recently received a note in an email from the Executive Vice President of an $8 billion international business – I’ll call him Geoffrey. He sent
Exploring Amazonian Naiveté
August 24, 2015
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Here, I want to make three simple points: 1) Very, very few CEOs have an accurate understanding of their company’s culture, or of the relationship between
Transforming the Change Management Confusion
August 31, 2016
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With a twinge of self-consciousness, a brilliant doctor related to me how for two weeks she repeated an error each morning on her one-mile commute
The unconscious Contradiction
May 31, 2015
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Are you particularly conscious of your leadership or is it an unconscious contradiction? Does this question intrigue you? Or offend you? Are you defensive, or
Conscious Capitalism Conference 2015 – Review
April 29, 2015
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I am a proponent of “capitalism.” I attended the 2015 Conscious Capitalism Conference April 7-9, in Chicago. It was my third “CC” Conference. As Professor
Note to Self: Worthy Rocks!
March 31, 2015
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I versus We. It’s like comparing a match to a bonfire. Worthy missions are socially constructive. They serve the greater “We.” “Me” or “I” is