Leadership

This month is African American History month. Or Black History month. Or the month of love. Or pick a day and there is a celebration on it. I’m not saying this to dilute the importance of African American History. I’m bringing this up because I’m wondering if we have lost our focus.In fact,  you can [...]

This is the crazy part of the year when every piece of equipment in the gym is taken. If you are a regular gym rat, you know it will last about a month, then those who have resolved to be there in 2017 will fade away and return to their lives pre-New Year’s resolution. It’s a maddening [...]

Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy. - Norman Schwarzkopf I tweeted this quote last week, feeling the depth of it as I watched it get retweeted over and over. Each time I saw it go further into the world I thought [...]

It's my favorite time of all times - the Olympics are here! The stories of the athletes that are displaying their talents; the competition that is both physical and mental; and the opportunity to learn more about how we are motivated.  I am looking forward to the opening ceremonies (they will have happened by the [...]

I'm watching the political navigation of becoming the next U.S. President with fascination. Even more fascinated since the UK voted to leave the European Union. Not about the characters (i.e. people) that are in front of us, rather I'm focused on the interesting navigation of the issues deemed important by the day. We are in a [...]

It's never too late to create a new style. And to really dig into the fun stuff, I have to understand my own style. This is true in fashion and in relationships (to name two). Skipping past fashion, and focusing on relationships, do you know your style? Leaders are developing relationships continually, sometimes growing them, [...]

"It's that time of year, when the world falls in love...." - The Christmas Waltz It's also that time of year when performance evaluations are the focus of law firms and legal departments. Great effort is focused on the process of reporting and completing forms to cover the past year’s efforts – both the successes [...]

"Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without strategy." - Norman Schwarzkopf Character. Not the ones in cartoon strips, or the ones you identify in your law firms. I'm talking about the various components of your personality and temperament that define you. Virtues like courage, loyalty, [...]