Hold up a minute

Hold up a minute

Rush, rush, rush. Decide, execute, move quickly! I get so caught up with getting stuff done that I rarely press the pause button. This may be fine on the surface. But the result is I am not as efficient and effective as I should be. This morning, I sent two emails to...
The benefits of looking back

The benefits of looking back

December tends to be crammed full of activity, and it can be easy to slide into the new year with little reflection about the past 12 months. Worse yet, we might ruminate on all the bad memories of the year and miss the joy of reliving the positive moments. As we end...
Leading from the back of the boat?

Leading from the back of the boat?

Anne Berkowitch, co-founder and CEO of SelectMinds, advocates leading from the back of the boat in her interview posted at the New York Times’ Corner Office Blog. She notes that the best analogy for leadership is not the military general leading the charge, but...