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Note to a Visionary CEO re: Chief of Staff

March 18, 2022 No Comments

The Chief of Staff role is exceptional in corporate America. It is an executive support role and stands at a level of complexity above the

Transforming sycophants by light of human brilliance

January 13, 2021 No Comments

[syc·o·phant – ˈsikəˌfant,ˈsikəfənt/ noun. A person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain an advantage. See: ingratiating, fawning, servile, groveling, subservient, cringing, humble-acting, hypocritical, insincere,

Amid the noise and haste …

December 2, 2020 No Comments

In a world running at warp speed, when we operate in a business culture that is a mile wide and an inch deep, most of

Brexit and my grandson: A strategic lesson for business leaders

November 19, 2020 No Comments

In the summer of 2016, my grandson was transforming his sense of self and his experience of purposeful fun with the help of professional soccer

The Emperor’s new clothes (the unraveling circa 2020)

November 10, 2020 No Comments

A translation of Hans Christian Andersen’s “Keiserens Nye Klæder” by Jean Hersholt. [See Notes that follow.] Many years ago, there was an Emperor so exceedingly fond of new

Let’s Leave Nothing To Chance

June 16, 2020 No Comments

Whether we hurl the bigot’s slur or fail to protest the bigotry, humanity is insulted. The accountability for authentic leadership — informed by core human