My sons and I decided to go four wheeling up in the White River National Forest on Saturday in our recently acquired Land Rover. What transpired over the next five hours was a wonderfully rich experience that, looking back, I realize had many lessons for managing through problems at work. We piled into the car… [Read More]
On Limiting and Negative Thoughts
I have a friend – we’ll call him Fred – who is the COO of a $1 billion+ revenue consumer products company. Fred is a very seasoned, self-aware executive and authentic business leader. Thus, he surprised me the other day as we were out on a Sunday morning bike ride. We were discussing some of… [Read More]
Meditation and Leadership
I recently returned from Homecoming Weekend at Dartmouth College, where I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Jim Yong Kim, the 17th President of the College. Dr. Kim is an honorary member of our Class of 1982, as he graduated from Brown University that same year. So, we saw fit to invite him to cocktails… [Read More]
Getting Naked: Book Review
I recently finished reading “Getting NAKED”, by Patrick Lencioni. Mr. Lencioni is the founder of the management consulting firm, The Table Group and the author of “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team” and “The Three Signs of a Miserable Job” among other short management books. “Getting NAKED” is a “business fable” that tells the story… [Read More]