“Tunes” Day

I feel there is a strong link between music and leadership. Every “Tunes Day” (Tuesday), I will examine a song and find leadership lessons in its lyrics. One of Pink Floyd’s hit is Time: A lyrical journey through the passage of time, missed opportunities, and the choices we make. One thing that I said a

Beyond Wins and Losses

When we allow for our wins in life to let us feel like we are on top of the world, we give equal power to allowing our losses to make us feel like the weight of the world is on our shoulders.  But when we remain humble and firmly rooted in our ever-present goodness, we

Five for Friday

I have gathered five things that I found interesting. Every Friday, I will provide five items. There will be no structure to this list, just things that piqued my interest. I hope you enjoy: 1. Franklin on Apple TV – https://tv.apple.com/us/show/franklin/umc.cmc.6etw1ja7p37ygnpdttyy4nryc 2. Let it be movie – https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/beatles-let-it-be-movie-peter-jackson-1235006477/ 3. Fountain Pen Hospital – https://mailchi.mp/fountainpenhospital/check-out-our-new-website-new-back-room-pens-added-214161?e=4eae629d3e 4.

How do you think?

In one of the tribute essays to Daniel Kahneman, Cass Sunstein recounts a conversation with Danny. It is 10 p.m. Your mind is spinning. Has any been accomplished? It all seems so ephemeral, lost. Danny has said 25,000 interesting things. They seem important, too. Are they gone? In despair, you ask a version of this

Perspective is Everything

“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” ―Wayne Dyer Source: Karina Glennon

“Tunes Day”

I feel there is a strong link between music and leadership. Every “Tunes Day” (Tuesday), I will examine a song and find leadership lessons in its lyrics. Paul McCartney wrote Blackbird in 1968 because he heard about the civil rights troubles that were happening in the 60’s in Alabama, Mississippi, Little Rock in particular. He

Novel Solutions

More from Mary C. Murphy’s book Cultures of Growth: Cultures of Growth value a diverse workforce not just for optics, but because they know it makes them better. It engenders broader thinking and more creativity, which leads to a better work product, including novel solutions to tough challenges. Next time there is a difficult problem

Common causes of bad decisions

1. Not asking, “and then what?” 2. Blindness to large trends (blind spots) 3. Assumptions based on small sample sizes 4. Conforming to expectations/authority/group 5. Wanting the world to work the way we want rather than the way it does.”

Do you have a “set mind” or a “mindset”?

What does a “Set mind” mean? Someone that prefers the status quo. We have always done it that way; why change now? The set mind evolves into an unadaptable, intolerant attitude that resists change. Similar to a set mind, a mindset is fixed but with the potential to change into a growth mindset based on

The Value of Experience

I am an avid New York Knicks basketball fan. I watched the game between the Knicks and the Phoenix Suns, and they interviewed the Sun’s head coach, Monty Williams. Monty started his professional career with the Knicks; he played for two seasons and then moved on to the San Antonio Spurs. Monty recalled the teammates