Warren Bennis died last week at an ageless 89. I say ageless because although his career spanned decades he never stopped learning and had an insatiable curiosity that kept him focused on making the future a better place, never looking back on what’s past. Considered by many to be the father of leadership, Bennis’ […]
When I was a kid, back in the Dark Ages, I used to play follow the dots. Many of you may remember it. It’s a puzzle of sorts, comprised of numbered dots and as you work sequentially from dot to dot you create a picture. The picture is merely an outline. Often there would be […]
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” -Albert Einstein We know their names well: Coco Chanel, Dave Kroc, Richard Branson and Walt Disney, Henry Ford, David Ogilvy, Ralph Lauren, Thomas Edison, Andrew Carnegie, David Geffen, John Mackey, and […]
“Where everybody knows your name, And they’re always glad you came; You want to go where people know, People are all the same; You want to go where everybody knows your name.” – Theme from “Cheers’ Let’s face it. Everyone thinks they’re memorable and everyone likes to be remembered. You too. But when you […]
“Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything, That’s how the light gets in.” – Leonard Cohen It seems to me that we humans are too hung up on being perfect. It’s especially prevalent in the workplace where we not only demand it of ourselves, […]
“Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure.” -Earl Wilson Ever wonder why some people seem luckier than others? I’ve heard that some people are just born lucky. I don’t believe that. Last time I checked, no genetic markers have been found to substantiate it. People thank their lucky stars, […]
“Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five I still had pimples” – George Burns Did you know that the highest percentage of new businesses over the past few years were started by baby boomers? Not only that, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 60% of the countries workforce is 55+. […]
Let me begin by saying that Albert Einstein was far more than a theoretical physicist and Disruptive Leaders don’t spend their lives creating chaos for those around them. As a philosopher and humanist, Einstein’s insights about life and the world we live in are both simple and profound, are not only in harmony with his […]
“It’s never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot There’s a saying that you should only look back to see how far you’ve come. But when you do that, do you ever say, “If I knew then what I know now I would have (you fill in the […]