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On the other hand, I never smoked myself. Well, that’s not quite true. I do remember the time when I snuck into my parent’s bedroom to see what all this smoking fuss was about. Being a naïve 10-year-old, I didn’t stop to think that my father might walk in, which he did. Somehow I have a memory of my contorting my never-to-be-nicotine-stained hand behind my back to hide my sin only to realize that the smoke from the cigarette was wafting straight up my spine creating, much to my father’s surprise, the incongruous image of my hair being on fire. Yes, I got caught. Taking all that into consideration, am I predisposed to lung cancer? How at risk am I for emphysema? It’s hard to say, but clearly I am at greater risk than those whose parents did not smoke or who grew up breathing the pristine air of an offshore island. We can ask the same question about our biases. Continue reading » »
By designating a time and place that accommodates kids with different styles of communicating and interacting with their environment, you earned my Class Act Award. I’m sending the article to the leaders I coach with a note reading:
Instead of sharing the normal statistics of our company, i.e., number of employees, gross and net revenues, years in business and our plan to achieve global domination in our marketplace, I decided to relate the defining moments of my professional life and how they molded and shaped my career. I wanted my cohorts to see me as a person, so I shared the highs and lows that contributed to my successes and failures. MBA classrooms are not known for their warm and fuzzy experiences. They are generally associated with hard facts, controlled emotions and crisp conversations. My presentation was shaping up to be an emotionally intelligent, but soft skilled approach. I felt exposed and vulnerable as I began my talk. Despite my hesitation, I shared my story, hoping it would some how resonate with my classmates. Continue reading » »
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Rupert Murdoch, the Chairman and CEO of Newscorp, is a titan. Yes, that’s the term that people use very loosely when they describe people who head media companies, but doesn’t Murdoch seem as though he would be a titan no matter what he did? I can picture Rupert Murdoch coaching Little League, working as a janitor, or participating in a knitting class – and I still think he’d come across like a titan. The man has a ruthless, tough, incredibly aggressive and success-driven persona which seems like a force of nature akin to a hurricane or volcano eruption.He created one of the largest and most successful media conglomerates in the world; rules it like Augustus once ran the Roman Empire; and maintains an iron grip on power despite the fact that he is at an age when most CEOs are playing shuffle board or chasing after their nurses.
