Midway on our life’s journey, I found myself In dark woods, the right road lost… – From THE INFERNO OF DANTE, Robert Pinsky, trans. When Barry’s life shifted overnight—a downsized job, the sudden, unexpected end of a twenty-five year marriage, a son being admitted to a treatment centre for addiction (all within a period of […]
Lenny and I continue to walk together every morning. He’s aging. Like so many of us, he’s struggling with his hips and joints. His muscle mass is decreasing. He walks more s-l-o-w-l-y. We don’t go as far as we used to. As a constant companion, he reminds me that the aging process is a persistent […]
For those who know my work, I often speak of my Wall Of Influence – the pictures of the 25 most influential people who have helped shape me and make me who I am. The collage of influential people in my life hangs in my office. Following a recent leadership program I facilitated, one of […]
On March 18, 1956, Martin Luther King Jr.’s sermon at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, entitled “When Peace Becomes Obnoxious,” started with a story: “A few weeks ago, a Federal Judge handed down an edict which stated in substance that the University of Alabama could no longer deny admission to persons because […]
When Brenda took over as the Executive Director of a community outreach, nonprofit organization, she walked into a team that had lost its spark. People were burned out. Staff meetings were tense. Deadlines constantly slipped and a sense of defensiveness hung in the air. At first, Brenda responded the way many leaders do under pressure—by […]
I was in a tech store the other day buying a new phone. Five people were in line getting assistance from a patient and bright young man behind the counter. A teenager came through the door and walked right past every person in line, completely oblivious to the queue. He abruptly and rudely interrupted the […]
