A mob is a place where people go to take a break from their conscience,” Atticus Finch, “To Kill a Mockingbird” How are we to respond…
Read moreA recent review of the research concluded: “The large majority of reported associations between digital media use and trust appear to be detrimental for democracy.” Those associations are likely…
Read moreMy children (yes, that’s us 18 years ago in the image above) both headed off to college this past fall and I have an empty nest…
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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein Hate is a luxury, exacting its own form of hyper-inflationary…
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When you’re the CEO — your greatest responsibility is to recognize whether your organization requires a major change in direction. Hal Gregersen, Harvard Business Review, April 2017…
Read moreHere is what we seek: a compassion that can stand in awe at what the poor have to carry rather than in judgment at how they…
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Everybody is stuck in this left-versus-right traditional dynamic, but today, all over the world, it’s centrist versus extremist. Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid The battle among investors…
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The best time to build a local fire station is before your house catches fire. In the past month three leaders – education, faith, healthcare –…
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Part of a publisher’s work, whether directly or via a consultant or employee, is locating the cheapest place in the world for getting work done, whether…
Read moreIt was almost exactly three years ago that I decided, in memory of my wife, to take the plunge into publishing. I was 70 years old,…
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