All posts by Robert E. Hall

  1. Kings or Leaders: A Time to Choose

    We want a king over us. Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us and to go out before…

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  2. Moving Beyond ‘Sides’ to Relational Wholeness

    On most days since Trump took office, the line that has run through my head is from the movie “Airplane!”: “Looks like I picked the wrong…

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  3. Navigating Today’s Disruptive Leadership Winds

    (This essay is largely adapted from a retreat I led this week with a group of non-profit CEOs focusing on today’s disruptive leadership challenges.) “Zuckerberg says…

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  4. A New Year’s Resolution: Reclaiming the Gift of Being Wrong

    Sometimes heaven is just a new pair of glasses. Father Ed Dowling, advisor to the Founder of AA Here’s a new, New Year’s Resolution: This next…

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  5. A Pivotal Post-Election Decision: ‘Me the People’ or ‘We the People’

    Democracy is on the ballot! This mantra is a non-stop dose of fear served white-hot by presidential candidates and their advocates on both sides in this…

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  6. Reclaiming the Gift of Hardship

    The Olympics remind us.  The people we most admire are those who have overcome burdens and hardship.  Whether Olympic gymnast Simone Biles early childhood in foster…

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  7. Are our Relationships, even in our Local Communities, coming Apart?

    College sports has jumped the shark Aggie coach bolting for rival Texas is emblematic. By Robert Hall Dallas Morning News July 6, 2024 Jim Schlossnagle, center,…

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  8. A Leadership Reset for Today’s Political Chaos & Tech-Driven Change

    When you’re the CEO – your greatest responsibility is to recognize whether your organization requires a major change in direction.” Hal Gregersen, HBR  The Presidents of Harvard…

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  9. Selecting a President in 2024: The Need for Situational Leadership

    A time to love and a time to hate.  A time for war and a time for peace.  Ecclesiastes 3:8 The time is 2024 and we…

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  10. For 2024: Just This One Thing

    “If you want peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.” ~Desmond Tutu It was a painful, emotional discussion, tears and all. …

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