Now is the time of year when many people begin to set themselves up with New Year's resolutions. Some people swear by these; some people...

In the opening days of the US entrance into WWII, my grandfather left the mountains of West Virginia, a wife, and three young children to...

I am blessed to work with some the smartest, life-changing leaders in America. These are folks of very high education and significant...

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Moore’s Law essentially suggested that the computer chip would double in power at half the price each year. Gordon Moore predicted this...

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I am blessed to work with some of the finest leaders in America. These presidents, vice- presidents, CEOs, doctors, surgeons, lawyers,...

Every leadership role has its challenges and can sometimes feel overwhelming. Yet our organizations deserve a leader who believes. I have...

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Saturday, November 12, 2022 8:24 AM America survived a fraught week. Some say it was too much left, some too much right, some say we...

When it comes to actually executing change, sadly, facts won't matter. When people are in pain or fearful or angry, they cannot relate to...

I hope this finds you in “summer mode”—fully engaged but a little less stressed in the absence of the daily triage that our jobs often...

I have been discussing the demographic cliff with higher ed leaders across the country a lot lately. While this email is prompted by...

If you have been on this mailing list for a while, you may remember several missives about peace and purpose. Peace, to me, is simply...

Today we honor one of the most transformative, determined leaders in our history. The example that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr....

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Here we are, end of semester, holiday season, close of another year. Everything seems hectic as we race to the finish line. This is the...

You may have read that we just dodged the bullet of what would have been a crippling railroad strike last Friday. More than a third of...

Taking on a new position at one point in my career, my industrious administrative assistant scheduled my first week in the office before...

Hi All, Many of us have been rumbling with purpose, vision, and mission and this 2:48 video animates it so perfectly I want to share it...