Category Archives: Leadership

Authenticity and “The Better Self”

Have you ever had a moment when you knew you were being the best “self” you could be?   How about the opposite, when you knew you were somehow presenting to those around you, in that particular moment, the worst … Continue reading

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Honor

“You can’t compare men back then to men today.  There’s just no comparison.” So said one of the more compelling Civil War Reenactors I talked to at the “Battle of Waynesboro” in Waynesboro, Virginia last weekend.   What he meant … Continue reading

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Still in the Wake of The Civil War

Here’s an interesting question:  what types of ceremonies, rituals, and celebrations are appropriate for remembering the war officially known as “The War Between The States”?  (So said Congress in 1948, one reenactor pointed out to me last weekend.) Actually, Wikipedia … Continue reading

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Reflections on Daniel Pink’s “Drive”

What makes us do what we do?  What are the deeper motivations that keep us engaged in our life and work?  Under what conditions do we learn, perform, and live at the highest levels of engagement and what some call … Continue reading

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Growing Up Into Dreams

Last night, I made a proclamation. “Tomorrow, I grow up.” It’s a Facebook Status kind of thing to say.   Is it true?  Will I grow up today?  On the one hand, each day is a growing up into responsibility and … Continue reading

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