What These Kids Taught This Senator
“We need your leadership.” These four words stayed with me this week after I listened to a podcast produced by the NY Times called “Promise and Peril of the Green New Deal.” In it, they recount the story about how a group of children confronted Senator Dianne...
How a Street Sweeper Touched My Heart
A few years ago, I was on vacation at Disney World with my wife and three kids. I dislike crowds and hate standing in line, especially in the heat. I’m not even a fan of Disney’s long library of stories. So, you can imagine my mood when I was given the assignment of...
Every Strategy Needs This
Every strategy needs people who are willing and capable of playing their part in its implementation. That’s why I like to say that every strategy needs a cast. Let’s remember how a strategy is defined. A strategy consists of a sequence of activities, usually...
What Our Strategy Reveals About Us
This is a message for those Trump supporters who claim they don’t condone who the president is, just his policies—especially those who claim to be people of faith. You may think you can get away with pretending that you can separate the leader from the strategy. But...
Strategic or not? Behaviors of a Strategist
I spent the last month writing about the importance of having a destination and a road map. There’s more to be said. We all know that once we begin a journey we’re forced to confront the terrain ahead of us. Even the best road map can fail to get some people to the...
My Message for Millennials
“Life has always been hard, but many millennials are unequipped to deal with the particular ways in which it’s become hard for us.” These aren’t my words. They were written by Anne Helen Petersen in her recent BuzzFeed article “How Millennials Became the Burnout...
Dr. King’s Road Map to the Beloved Community
This week, most of us in this nation celebrated the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a variety of ways, many of which have become routine in our culture—from acts of service, to video tributes, and social media posts from professional athletes, celebrities, and...
Beyond the Destination: The Design Elements of an Effective Road Map
In an earlier post, I wrote that a leader’s role is to articulate a destination for others. I also cautioned leaders to be responsible and to bring a road map with them. Let’s talk about the design elements that constitute an effective road map—for yourself and for...
Why Every Leader Needs a Good Map
Way back in the day, when my parents wanted to take me and my sister on a road trip, they would call up the local AAA rep and request a road map. We’re talking late 1970s now—the days when the Afro pick held priority in the back pocket of my jeans and everyone cool...
"You know the saying: 'It’s not the crime that gets you, it’s the cover up.'" How do you get your #customers out of hiding and back to (your) #business?
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Shout out to my colleagues at GWU who are facilitating a session today at the UNCSW. https://t.co/5nmJDxisPN
So happy to be back in my home state for the CardLinx West Forum.
We are excited to see everyone at the CardLinx West Forum and the 1st Annual O2O Awards in San Francisco next Tuesday, March 12! Follow us @cardlinxassoc all day for live tweets. #fintech #CardLinxForum #events #b2b
"There are moments of #tension where the #wisdom of the voice, no matter how young, pierces the soul." Never underestimate the power of #youth to make #change. New blogpost up! https://t.co/HcflI5t0q2 #S2leads #wisdom #leadership #disruption