Tayyiba Haneef-Park, 6’7” star of the USA Women’s volleyball team was asked to describe the difference between Brasil’s gold-medal play and that of team USA. She said: “When we made mistakes or the referee made a bad call — and they made them in both directions — we let in linger in our minds. That […]
Monday, August 18, 2008
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What can we learn from Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps? Media coverage of Phelps’ exploits and of his mother’s support has been extensive. But for those of us seeking to become better leaders of our own lives and those of our family, our community and the organizations where we work there is real juice in […]
Friday, July 11, 2008
Comments Off on A Wonderful Distraction: Birth of Our First Grandchild
We have been completely distracted from work since two weeks ago. That is when Hannah, our first grandchild, was born to our eldest son and his amazing wife. It has been a wonderful distraction and a period of great reflection. Of course, we feel blessed to have a new member of our family, blessed that […]
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Comments Off on Questions The Media Must Ask Obama and McCain
LeadershipNow.com has another stimulating post about a conference that developed questions we must ask of our presidential candidates (instead of the gotcha-driven stuff on which the media currently feeds). It is also useful for leaders and followers of companies and not for profits. Questions from the conference are grouped into: who are you really (my […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Comments Off on Another Olympic Lesson: How USA’s Women’s Volleyball Team Got Grabbed