<div class="et_pb_text_inner" data-et-multi-view="{"schema":{"content":{"desktop":" I awoke this morning with Jeff Foxworthy on my mind. Foxworthy is a stand-up comedian, a part of the Blue Collar Comedy tour, the author of four books, an actor in thirteen movies and thirty-six television shows and series, and counting. What I remember him for is the way he created humor […]

<div class="et_pb_text_inner" data-et-multi-view="{"schema":{"content":{"desktop":" Historians and Visionaries n One looks back and crafts a story from events; one looks forward and crafts events from a story. n To lead in times of dramatic change is to be a see-er (seer), to both scribe and scry. This leader peers back through the brume and draws forth past […]

<div class="et_pb_text_inner" data-et-multi-view="{"schema":{"content":{"desktop":" Accountability and Development vs. Direction and Followers n I made a differentiation that permeated much of my work life. n n Managers manage in steady state circumstances. They are responsible for getting the work done and for ensuring their people have the knowledge and skills to get the work done. n Leaders […]

<div class="et_pb_text_inner" data-et-multi-view="{"schema":{"content":{"desktop":" ‘u201cBe Patient?u201d n The first time I met Will, I remember thinking, u201cNow here is a guy who looks like a CEO.u201d Will was straight from Central Casting. He was a little older than I was at the time, late forties maybe. He was taller than me, maybe six-one and trim and […]

<div class="et_pb_text_inner" data-et-multi-view="{"schema":{"content":{"desktop":" u201cMurder at the End of the Worldu201d n We are watching this TV program. Donu2019t panic. No spoiler alerts because we arenu2019t that far into it yet. Itu2019s a murder mystery and a near timeline science fiction show. It was produced by FX but we are streaming it on Hulu so we […]

<div class="et_pb_text_inner" data-et-multi-view="{"schema":{"content":{"desktop":" I bought this book a year ago, scanned it, and put it aside. I was too wrapped up in finishingu00a0 and self-publishing my own book and my u201ctoo cool for the peopleu201d cynicism kicked in every time, I picked it up. n I am not really the target market for this book. […]

<div class="et_pb_text_inner" data-et-multi-view="{"schema":{"content":{"desktop":" u201cYou think weird!u201d n Fred, my client, was being complimentary. He was explaining why he liked having me around. u201cNo really, I mean it. You see third and fourth level consequences that I would never think about. You understand multiple connections and five ways to solve a problem, when Iu2019m lucky to […]

<div class="et_pb_text_inner" data-et-multi-view="{"schema":{"content":{"desktop":" A Tale of Two Towns n To the hawk the two lands were not far. A few hours of hard flight perhaps, but with many updrafts for circling and trees on even the tallest ridges if the winds were not right and a rest was required, it could be pleasant. It was […]

<div class="et_pb_text_inner" data-et-multi-view="{"schema":{"content":{"desktop":" The times they are a-changinu2019 n My father and mother were born in 1904 and 1908 respectively. In 1988 I interviewed them with a cassette recorder and I just found the tape. I had to scramble to find an old Walkman to listen to it. It was strange to hear their voices […]

<div class="et_pb_text_inner" data-et-multi-view="{"schema":{"content":{"desktop":" This way, follow me n Those who know my writing know that I frequently boil down leadership to actions in an abnormal environment like war, or emergencies or change. In such an environment a leader has two accountabilities, provide direction and attract followers. I use this conceptual reduction to differentiate leaders from […]