Searching for Urgency (Chapter Four) “You have to BE the right kind of person first, then you must DO the...

The story of Mr. Nadella (Chapter Four)   …When Nadella took over as CEO, he started by asking some very...

Chapter Three – Teams Thrive on Purpose …In a crisis, when chaos or confusion threatens to take over, somehow human beings...

Chapter Three: WE NEVER STOP …..In a positive team environment, people give and get all the time. They contribute and...

The God, the Flag, the Family and the Meaning There’s an old saying in the military, “There are no atheists...

The beginning of TOMS shoes (Chapter Two)   Mycoskie grew up in a middle class family in Texas but he...

Personal Life Story (Chapter 2) If you’ve never had an executive coach, I’m sorry for you. [Tweet “A good coach...

Make the Team the Answer to As Many Problems As Possible (Chapter One cont.) Leadership stories tend to focus on...

Crisis and Krisis – Chapter One ……In a candid moment, sort of at the end of my rope, I told...

(Chapter One cont.) Preparing for Black Swans When I came on board as the new managing director in Ukraine,

It was a very special morning, the 20th of February 2014,  

For the first weeks…