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Let’s Choose Our Words Carefully

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

Before writing here about choosing our words carefully, I want to be sure I am doing the same.† So I have paused to reflect on the tragedy of the recent shootings in Arizona in order to allow the anger, outrage, disgust, loss†and pain to be balanced†with sadness, disappointment, prayer, reflection and thoughtful discourse about how [...]

The Call for a New Currency

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

My friend Laura Berman Fortgang is releasing her new book, “The Prosperity Plan”, today, and I have invited her to contribute a guest blog.† I hope you enjoy it and I encourage you to buy her book – it is terrific. Order today and enter your receipt number at http://www.theprosperityplan.net/promo/ and you will gain access [...]

The Lesson from WikiLeaks

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

Clearly, spilling the beans of the nation’s top secrets is not cool. On the other hand, perhaps it is time for us to catch up to the Internet age.† Here is the new reality:† There are NO secrets anymore. See the Huffington Post. If you lie on your resume, you will be exposed.† If you [...]

Inspire Change

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

Inspiring others is at the core of great leadership. Here is a simple but effective way to add to your effectiveness as an inspiring leader. Some years ago, we developed a coin, which was inspired by my friend Catherine Ryan Hyde, who wrote a wonderful book, later made into a movie, called “Pay it Forward“. [...]

Leaders Causing Leaders – Los Angeles, November 6 and 7, 2010

Monday, November 1st, 2010

On November 6th and 7th one of the largest gatherings ever held about the future of leadership in our world will take place at the Long Beach Convention Center in California. Hundreds of speakers will share their thoughts about how we can lead more effectively in every aspect of society. There will be a concert [...]