..may this July 4th contribute to our renewed commitment to the work at hand, including our rediscovering our bonds of historic affection along with our bonds as an evolving yet still aspiring people, a people committed to furthering the work begun so long ago: Work marked with a national birth certificate on this day in 1776, work that remains so incomplete, so vulnerable, work, to date, so laboriously and, far too often, slowly and painfully advanced…work that is now ours.

A few BIG, consequential, even worrying, questions that you might ask as you consider AI and the change it can precipitate..

New people in unanticipated times populated my personal universe as I labored to wend my way to adulthood. Malcolm X showed up early in that journey.

Too often, people distort good and useful ideas to the detriment of one and all, including leaders. Recently, I wrote an article for Directors and Boards in an attempt to vaccinate against some common, contemporary distortions.

This article has a continuing relevance as we try to rebuild and renew ourselves and our organizations.

There is reason for hope. As so often occurs, this reason comes from an unexpected place.