Today is the celebration of the anniversary of the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, otherwise known as the King Holiday, even though his birthday was last week. There will be some celebrations, some parties, some federal and state offices closed here and there… and a lot of nothing elsewhere. Hey, that’s just how […]

I’m adding a video to this one as I don’t have to write a lot, and it’s a short video so you won’t hurt yourself by watching it. In essence, in this video I talk about the reality that leaders or people who are put into a leadership position at a certain moment don’t always […]

Doug Sundheim of Clarity Consulting, a leadership and strategic management company, wrote me and then sent me a copy of his newest book, Taking Smart Risks, asking if I’d read it and review it. Since we’ve talked a few times on Twitter I agreed, of course, thus this is the review of his book, and […]

It’s a new year and that often means we set new priorities for ourselves, in hope that the date will spark us onto bigger and better things. Of course it doesn’t often work out quite that way. Actually, what I’ve found is that sometimes it’s more important to reinforce things I had already been doing. […]

First, I want to wish everyone a very Happy New Year and I hope that everyone’s dreams come true. If I allow one of my superstitions to come to the forefront 2013 is divisible by 3 and thus that makes it a lucky year; hey, we all have our peccadillo’s to deal with, right? Luis […]