Listen to the commentary Dashboards are the ultimate assist when you’re working to effectively manage a complicated structure toward a desired destination. Whether analog or digital, they capture – in one place – the critical metrics that, together, give the big picture allowing the person in charge to lead well… We’ve pulled the vocabulary of …
Listen to the commentary We’re honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today by remembering his birth and his brief life; his impact on our nation has been lasting and appreciated. But the holiday will be over soon; then we get back into our 50-week sprint into the unknowns of 2023 that lie ahead. How are …
Listen to the commentary I felt a little bad: last Monday was a holiday – with New Year’s Day celebrated on the 2nd – and I asked you to do some heavy-lifting. Maybe your out-of-office response piled the Point of View into the “later” file. If this conversation didn’t happen last week, dive back and …
Listen to the commentary It’s Monday, but it’s not just any Monday. Though it seems like a day-off – with the official “observed” status of New Year’s Day happening today – it’s also a day with fresh endings and fresh beginnings lumped into your subconscious. Besides boxing-up the Christmas décor to be stashed until next …
Listen to the commentary 2022: What a great year! At our house, leukemia moved in last January and demanded our attention. Alongside that medical emergency, the public markets went stark-raving in Q1 and are still in shambles. At the same time, war has waged within the DC Beltway and across the regions of Ukraine. With …
Listen to the commentary Merry Christmas! One quick thought, and then you can get back to your Christmas focus. I want to remind you of an important grammatical encounter that is most important against the backdrop of this holiday. It’s on a bunch of the Christmas cards you’ve received; it’s a major character in the …
Listen to the commentary Some people start planning their Christmas gift-giving in January; for them, finding a place to cache their treasures in anticipation of the Christmas Eve or Morning reveal is a rational act that makes perfect sense to them… For others, the countdown clock – “Only 13 more shopping days ‘til Christmas!” …
Listen to the commentary I’ll be 70 on my next birthday; I left home at 17 and, since then, I’ve been acting as a responsible adult – not able to hide under the covering of parents or guardians – and figuring things out for myself. Here’s one thing I’ve confirmed, over and over again… What …
Listen to the commentary In about four weeks, you can expect to hear the same line echoing in homes across America: “When are we going to open our presents?” Family traditions may split between Christmas Eve and Christmas Morning, but there’s no chance the wrappings will be untouched by the 26th… Imagine how God …
Listen to the commentary The power of the press for the next few weeks will be split between the life-or-death Senate rematch in Georgia and the life-or-death selection of Christmas gifts for the people in your circle. Will your gifts be valued and memorable, or re-gifted quickly and forgotten by the New Year? Most gifts …