How is your sense of wonder? My dad lived through a lot (the Great Depression, World War II, Cold War) and had a difficult childhood, but he never lost his sense of wonder. In the 1980s, he told me about a future in which a small dish on your roof would bring you...
In the spring of 1994, a reporter working for the newspaper where I was editor won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting. It took your breath away. Imagine a reporter for a small newspaper in New Mexico winning the most coveted prize among the tens of thousands of...
I have a Post-It on my desk that I refer to regularly. It simply says: “Ask Another Question.” One of the members of my Vistage group (she’s a psychologist so she has an advantage) talks about “reactive communication.” That is most of the...
This isn’t precisely my group, but you get the picture. They’re Amazing with a capital A. There is a group of amazing people I meet with every month. Tomorrow is our meeting day: my favorite day of every month. I knew I liked them a lot, but I didn’t...
“I was wrong.” How powerful those words can be. I remember my dad losing his temper with me when I was 18. I didn’t dare tell him what I was thinking. I just walked away. Went into my room and closed the door. A few minutes later, I heard a soft rap on the door and my...
Dad is very smart. He learned to rethink an old problem Have you seen this video making its way around the social media channels? I have been one of those dads tirelessly pitching baseballs to my children and then chasing them down – either because they missed the...
