Four Friends and a Virus
The day they got wind of the virus, Four friends sat in a café Overlooking the ice rink at Rockefeller Center. Though rumors outpaced...
Leading in a Crisis: Three Strategies
The voices of the worried ring in your ears, and the gazes of the unsure fall upon you. You are a leader in a time of crisis. Family...


Good Parents of Privileged Kids
I’m convinced that with very few exceptions, every parent tries to do the best they can. That includes parents of privileged kids:...
Partnership Principles: A guide for leaders, spouses, and business partners
I recently was made aware of a relationship estrangement between two key leaders of a client organization I work with. The estrangement...


Regulating Anxiety as the Year Begins
Happy New Year to all the clients, colleagues, family members, friends, and interested others who read this blog! I’ve been thinking a...


Pretending in Leadership
“I started life as a very shy kid, an oldest ‘supposed’ to be, a role model for the younger ones, who has tried very hard to guess at...


A Sibling's Birthday Party: The Limits of Good Intentions
This is a true story, though the names are fictitious. Siblings Betty and Barney had the closest of relationships growing up in the...


Slogans, Beliefs and Discernment
Most of us have slogans, mottoes, and ingrained beliefs rattling around in our heads that come to mind in particular situations. Those...


An Open Letter to College Students
Dear college student, There’s a group of people out there – besides your parents - who are talking about you all the time. It’s the...
Inviting Leaders to Look Inward: A Day with Chiefs of Police
A gracious invitation from the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police permitted me the privilege of presenting at their 2019...

