The Red Carpet
Whenever the Big Shot flew in from the Coast, the airline had to roll out an actual red carpet at JFK. The trappings of power are not the same as leadership.
August 2026
Essays
Notes on leadership
Essays adapted from The Heart of Leadership, a memoir in progress.
The Treadmill
A committee member spent the interview in full-blown cardio. The treadmill was a first. Divided attention was not.
August 2026
Making Room
He never seemed threatened by giving a younger colleague a seat at the table. He simply assumed there was room.
August 2026
Before I Believed in Myself
Looking back, I can identify the handful of people who changed my life. Bill was one of them. He saw something in me before I could see it in myself.
July 2026
The Heart of Leadership
Leadership is not revealed in a résumé, and almost never in the interview. It reveals itself in everything around the interview.
July 2026
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