Valuable Insights for Today's Leaders

14th anniversary reflections of a CEO on 9/11
Article originally published in the Philadelphia Business Journal on September 11, 2015 Another year has gone by since Sept. 11, 2001. Three thousand people lost

Leaders: Have you thought about your legacy?
Article originally published in the Philadelphia Business Journal on September 8, 2015 One of the most important things an individual can leave to the next

How an independent thinker unearths brutal facts of reality
Article originally published in the Philadelphia Business Journal on September 1, 2015 A major cause of failure of initiatives, sometimes with catastrophic consequences, is the

Readers respond: ‘Pope visit: Quit hitting the panic button’ touches a nerve
Article originally published in the Philadelphia Business Journal on August 25, 2015 I have received many comments about my Aug. 18 article headlined, “Pope visit:

Pope visit: Quit hitting the panic button, Philadelphia, and let’s make people feel welcome
Article originally published in the Philadelphia Business Journal on August 18, 2015 The city of Philadelphia has been planning for months for Pope Francis’ visit

CEOs: Don’t stick around after stepping down
Article originally published in the Philadelphia Business Journal on August 11, 2015 Should a retiring CEO continue to remain on the board? If that individual

AT&T’s lesson in leadership: How to break paradigms
Article originally published in the Philadelphia Business Journal on August 4, 2015 As manager of operations planning early in my career at PQ Corporation, one

Avoiding the Blackberry path: 5 ways to improve your company’s decision-making
Article originally published in the Philadelphia Business Journal on July 28, 2015 How often have you faced a situation within your organization where the decision

Be wary of employees who advance their personal agenda at the expense of others
Article originally published in the Philadelphia Business Journal on July 21, 2015 We have all worked at companies where employees have initiated rumors, spread innuendo

Reflections on leadership, entrepreneurship and the power of the human spirit
Article originally published in the Philadelphia Business Journal on July 13, 2015 This is the 52nd article I have written on effective leadership over the

Are you training future leaders to deal with volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity?
Article originally published in the Philadelphia Business Journal on July 6, 2015 The acronym VUCA, meaning volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity, was coined in the

Is your compensation and performance review system making your employees mad?
Article originally published in the Philadelphia Business Journal on June 30, 2015 As CEO, do you know if your employees are satisfied with your organization’s
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