FROM GREG’S DESK
Because your real job is change.
Leadership, Choice, Personal Power, and 'Small' Moments
We all choose.
We choose to declare ourselves or not. To fall in line or to step out of line. To put ourselves ‘out there’ or not. To recognize and reinforce someone else’s effort and risk, or to maintain silence. To support what we believe by what we do. To seize and expand a moment created by another. Great leaders (and great followers) maintain a vigilance about such choices.
A Jazz Respite from the Zeitgeist
Once again, I had the chance to attend Cape May’s now semi-annual jazz festival. This one proved smaller than many, and yet it still offered a wide range of high-quality music (can you say ‘Grammy-winning artists’?)…
For Your Turkey Day… Making ‘We Are the World’--Leadership, Teaming, & Feeling Good
Over the weekend, I watched the Netflix documentary (The Greatest Night in Pop) of the making of the recording of the song ‘We Are the World’ (1985) … It was my second viewing. This time with family. A joy…again!
Dreams, Work, Flow--More Music for More Hard Times: Kristofferson, Joplin, and Morvan
One way that I know it’s crunch time for me—in a personal, internal, up at 3 am way: when I start playing a lot of music. Right now, I’ve returned to the blues because, as Lead Belly said, “The blues is a tonic for whatever ails you.”
Queen Aretha & Care for Pained Souls in Painful Times
Our times shape who and how we are…at home, in our communities, and at work. Our times wash over us, open-mouthed, over and over……
Leading & Colleagueship in Hard Times: Lessons from Sinead, Kris… and Willie
Clear and powerful examples of leadership in service to valued colleagues….
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When leaders and their organizations face challenges, there's a lot at stake… The “hard stuff” is often the “soft stuff”— like building and maintaining strong working relationships among leaders and their people. Challenging times place special demands on organizations and everyone in them. Through this blog, I will share insights and lessons from my research and field experience on the perspective, skills, and support you need to handle those demands.