EXPERIENCE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, ACADEMIA AND NOT FOR PROFIT WORLD In decades of experience with leaders in companies, universities and hospitals, nothing beats active listening for great problem-solving, consensus building and choices which deserve and get buy-in by the most people. What is active listening? Asking questions and really listening so well that you […]
Thursday, November 13, 2008
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Pelosi: Mr. President, so glad to have this first conversation with you about our agenda and priorities. Obama: I am glad too. I look forward to working with you and the House to bring the change American needs. Pelosi: There is so much we can now accomplish that has been impossible before. Increasing the minimum […]
Thursday, October 30, 2008
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Barack Obama’s informercial last evening resonated with many people. There is science underlying its effectiveness. Neuroscience. There is a part of your brain, your amygdala, that makes you uneasy, upset, afraid when you sense that things are out of control. As it gets more active, it sends signals to other parts of your brain, beginning […]
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
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Brushing aside once more the nuisance that is the Constitution and the public’s rights and liberties, the Bush administration decided to ignore Congress again: the White House will ignore the August 2007 law requiring the Homeland Security Department to report to Congress on activities affecting privacy – without editing out the substance. Is 8 years […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
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