Insights on leadership, purpose, and transformation

I just read a Wall Street Journal piece that, unfortunately, didn’t surprise me. It should have left me stunned, but it didn’t; it left me deeply concerned about where we’re headed as a society.

I’ve been spending a lot of time lately with executives and boards, thinking about the impact of AI on their businesses.

Somewhere over the Midwest, I met one of the most compelling leaders I’ve encountered — not a CEO or a founder, but a 75-year-old woman rewriting the story of what’s possible.

You know that I often speak about protecting your mornings. It’s a moment when the world is quieter and we are closest to our truest selves.

My daughter’s company has a special project running right now that requires her and several other employees to work seven days a week as they assist another group within the company.

Forever Leaders Think Beyond the Quarter

Fostering Deep Connections and Purposeful Thinking

The Power of 51%: Staying Open, Empathetic, and Effective in Negotiations

During my early tenure as a manager at Sony, I found myself obligated to participate in Sony’s Management 101 training program.

My daughter’s company has a special project running right now that requires her and several other employees to work seven days a week as they assist another group within the company.

This is my first newsletter On Leadership. I will be publishing (mostly) short notes on leadership and some timely topics every few weeks.

A year ago, we all saw the end of the pandemic just a few months off. Yet, here we are twelve months later, and it is clear we are in this for the long haul.

No need to wait until January on this award. The clear winner of 2021’s worst Leader of the year is Vishal Garg, chief executive of mortgage firm Better.com.