Leadership
Time for Rally Caps
Often during this extraordinary 2020, I have looked to history for perspective or precedent. As we see projections of surging coronavirus cases and begin accepting the reality of colder temperatures and shorter days for the next new months, I went looking for inspiration. In support of both corporate brands and public policy initiatives, our firm…
Read MoreKeep Calm and Carry On
We’ve likely all seen one – or many – of the spin-offs from the British propaganda poster: most recently “Keep Calm and Wash Your Hands.” On this most momentous occasion, election day 2020 in the U.S.A., I feel obligated not only to lift up the original message – but also to share a bit of…
Read MoreWill Fact-Based Truth Make a Comeback in 2021?
Arguably one of the most significant casualties over the last four years has been the assault on the essential nature of fact-based truth by those who govern our highest institutions of power. For them, truth is not based in fact; facts are fungible with alternative facts. Hard news is fake – not true – unless…
Read MoreBuilding Bridges
A little more than eight months ago, I wrote my first blog of the “pandemic period.” Innocently, I contemplated whether navigation through COVID-19 might have the potential to reverse some of the polarization that has become so ingrained in our culture. Might having to sacrifice for others’ safety bring us closer together as Americans—a phenomenon…
Read MoreReach Out
“Now if you feel that you can’t go on Because all of your hope is gone. And your life is filled with much confusion Until happiness is just an illusion. And your world around is crumblin’ down: Darling, reach out…reach out for me.” (Credits to the incomparable Four Tops) I have long subscribed to the…
Read MoreNew Traditions
Remote work, virtual celebrations, drive-thru parties, shopping on demand I still have confidence (and hope) that a bunch of kids will show up at my door later this month for candy, so I’m thoughtfully preparing how best to ensure a safe Halloween. But I’m also recognizing that my family will not likely gather for a…
Read MoreThe New New World
American students of my vintage were taught history through a western civilization filter: Europe and the Middle East were ‘Old World;’ this side of the Atlantic was the ‘New World;’ and honestly, China and Asia were pretty much ‘Another World.’ We respected the heritage and sense of a generational bridge back to the mother countries…
Read MoreRediscovering Consensus and Common Ground: Limited Influence of the ‘Political Class’
Civic Leaders & Business Leaders Must Step Up I’ve been reading whatever I can find these days about societal polarization: how bad it is right now in our country; other times in our history when it has been this bad; what might cause it to get better or worse. Good news (I guess), this isn’t…
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