Read expert insights on leadership challenges, productivity, and personal growth.

Remember those days of back-to-back hour-long meetings? Well, they’re gone, and they won't be coming back— I mean ever. I’m not saying that we won’t have an occasional 60-minute meeting, but videoconferencing is changing more than where we meet; it’s also changing for how long we meet. I hate to say, “I told you so”…

A year ago, my banker confidently told me that my car loan would come through within 24 hours. I made all the arrangements to pick up the car from the dealer the next day, as well as making plans for the weekend. After months of lockdown due to Covid19, the prospect of finally venturing out…

Two of my musical heroes passed away this fall.  First, my conducting mentor at Arizona State University, conductor of the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, and former Principal Trombonist of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Henry Charles Smith; and most recently, the estimable lyricist and composer, Stephen Sondheim. Both were American intellectual and musical giants who significantly inspired me, both Renaissance men, and both nonagenarians at the time…

In this TED video, Drew Dudley (tell me his parents didn’t name him after some fictional cowboy figure), helps us recognize the power of everyday leadership.  It’s an amazing concept that we should all aspire to.  Drew talks about a “lollypop moment”.  It’s a moment that I think many of us, as leaders and as regular…

The truth is, I love cakes, I really do. The recipe that was handed down to me by my mother has all the elements of a fabulous New York style creamy cheesecake heavy on the graham cracker crust (my favorite part) and a sour cream topping that adds just the right tanginess. I always make…

My team (steeped in the 80/20 rule or Pareto Principle) came to me with this; Trello’s (new?) way of adding priorities to cards - and I have to say it looks very cool.  Unfortunately, this time Trello got it wrong. Looks can be deceiving.  Ok Trello fans, before you dismiss me and send me hate mail, know that I’m a big Trello fan…