December 28, 2016
Did you know that 12 percent of all annual charitable giving occurs in the last three days of the year? If you are still wondering what […]
December 22, 2016
In the 1946 movie It’s a Wonderful Life, Jimmy Stewart plays the part of George Bailey, the selfless leader of the Bailey Building & Loan who, […]
December 20, 2016
“Christmas is a season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.” ~ Washington Irving Good leaders […]
December 14, 2016
In the 1944 film “Gaslight,” The actor, Charles Boyer, plays a scheming husband who slowly tries to drive his wife (played by Ingrid Bergman) insane so that […]
December 7, 2016
Question: Pete, our company is reassessing our organizational design. My boss points to some of the trends in the technology sector — at Zappos and a […]
November 22, 2016
Gratitude is “the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.” When we have gratitude, we possess a heightened sensitivity to […]
November 18, 2016
A half mile from our home in Canandaigua, New York sits the Ontario County Courthouse. My youngest daughter, Clare (a ninth grader), and I walked the […]
November 2, 2016
Fear, Aristotle said, is the expectation of evil. Mel Gibson’s latest biographical WWII film, Hacksaw Ridge, is about Desmond T. Doss, who received the Medal of […]
October 26, 2016
For all the emphasis on respect in the workplace, many leaders struggle with how to respond when their boss goes on a rant. An effective rant […]
October 26, 2016
On Sept. 22, Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the filing of a complaint alleging that several of New […]