Short Takes on Leadership – Part V
Volume XXIII, Number 34 (Issue 1143) August 18, 2025 Short Takes on Leadership – Part V Self-Aware Being self-aware is knowing one’s strengths, weaknesses, skills and knowledge gaps, along with areas that need (and are capable of) improvement. That said, the need for and value in self-awareness is not confined to those serving in a leadership capacity. […]
Short Takes on Leadership – Part III
Volume XXIII, Number 32 (Issue 1141) | August 11, 2025 Short Takes on Leadership – Part III Willingness to Make the Hard Decisions – In my experience, many of the tough decisions leaders are called on to make involve people. Some examples include reductions in force, termination for cause, designating a successor while telling someone else […]
Short Takes on Leadership – Part II
Volume XXIII, Number 31 (Issue 1140) | August 4, 2025 Short Takes on Leadership – Part II In last week’s issue we took a quick peek at the following leadership attributes: accessibility, paying it forward, intellectual curiosity, and open-mindedness. This week we will consider two more: self-discipline and ethical behavior. But first I want to offer […]
Short Takes on Leadership – Part I
Volume XXIII, Number 30 (Issue 1139) | July 28, 2025 Short Takes on Leadership – Part I During my fifty-plus year career I have had the good fortune to work for and with some incredible and some good leaders. I have also been around some not so good leaders, though calling those individuals “leaders” is a […]
Short Takes on Leadership – Preface
Volume XXIII, Number 29 (Issue 1138) | July 21, 2025 Short Takes on Leadership – Preface A long-time reader and friend, Bruce Jones of Austin, TX sent me the following note last week. I include it here in its entirety, with the author’s permission, because it is worth sharing and because it turns out it […]
That Is Going to Leave a Mark
Volume XXIII, Number 28 (Issue 1137) | July 14, 2025 That Is Going to Leave a Mark I am of an age where the slightest encounter with an immovable object can result in a bruise. And thanks to a couple of medications I take, those bruises seem to hang around for a long time. That said, […]
“Each one should test their own actions.”
Volume XXIII, Number 27 (Issue 1136) | July 7, 2025 “Each one should test their own actions.” This past Wednesday morning I encountered the following text from Galatians 6:2-5 during my devotional session. “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. If anyone thinks they are something when they […]
Goldilocks Got It Right… Apart From the B&E
Volume XXIII, Number 26 (Issue 1135) | June 30, 2025 Goldilocks Got It Right… Apart From the B&E Dateline: Old Edward Club, Highlands, NC I am sitting on a screened porch listening to the rain and thunder as lightening flashes all about. Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, it is a rain-cooled 75°. The rain has […]
“Prudential Algebra”
Volume XXIII, Number 25 (Issue 1134) | June 23, 2025 “Prudential Algebra” Prudential Algebra (aka Moral Algebra) are terms Ben Franklin coined to characterize the process he found helpful when he had to choose between two competing alternatives. It is a methodology he gladly shared with both friends and acquaintances when they too were confounded by the need to […]
Setting Expectations
Volume XXIII, Number 24 (Issue 1133) | June 16, 2025 Setting Expectations A few weeks ago, I shared that Sandy and I and our two dogs had moved into a hotel while repairs are being made to the main living area of our home. Those repairs were necessitated when a tiny plumbing leak went undetected until […]