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All leaders are politicians. Not all politicians are leaders
In June 1940, during the darkest period of WWII for the British, Winston Churchill gave his famously defiant “We shall fight them on the beaches” …
The Croesus Trap
According to the very first story in Herodotus’ Histories (c. 440 BC, the oldest nonfiction book in the Western Canon), King Croesus was the richest …
What Signal Are You Sending?
Little things matter. A lot. (Or they don’t, until they do). A year-long study of 450,000 employees across 40 million Zoom meetings revealed a not-so-shocking …
Environment is Leadership
When talking about architecture, in 1948 Winston Churchill may have said it best: “We shape our buildings; thereafter, they shape us.” Ain’t that the truth? …
Meaning: the Ultimate Olympic Sport
Admit it. Until this summer, very few of us knew what a Phryge was. Most of us probably still don’t. “Les Phryges” are a pair …
Mastery as Marketing
In a 2001 episode of “Sex and The City,” hilarity ensues when one of the main characters, Samantha, tries using her celebrity connections to jump …
Unexpected Lessons from the 50-yard Line
In “On The Waterfront,” the classic 1954 Elia Kazan film about a former professional boxer turned low-status New Jersey longshoreman, the protagonist, Terry Malloy, is played …
The Domino Effect of ‘Just this Once’
Isn’t it strange how, once upon a time, our Presidential debates literally sounded like this: “I have no disagreement with the Vice President’s position on …
Singapore: An Exercise in Creating Culture
According to former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, the founding father of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, made three big decisions in 1959 that had a …
The Social Objectification of Kamala
As most of the world knows by now, Joe Biden dropped out of the Presidential race, and within 24 hours Kamala Harris has jumped in …
Eno or Beethoven?
Walking along Harrow Road in London in the mid-1970s, the art-rock pop star and former Roxy Music band member, Brian Eno, suddenly tripped, fell off …
The Best of the Greeks?
Who is the best of the Greeks? According to Homer, it was Achilles, their greatest fighter of the Trojan War. Except Achilles was a demigod, …
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