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Incredible.  Unbelievable.  Astounding.  Flabbergasting.  Shocking.  As the English would say, I was “gobsmacked”.  Actually to be honest, I was a little freaked out. How on earth was he able to do this?  I couldn’t come up with any rational explanation for how he could do what he just did.  I couldn’t process what I was seeing and hearing.  What he …

I was reminded recently, by a past employee of my marketing agency, of our mantra for client meetings.  This was something I tried to instill in all of my team to keep in mind whenever we were speaking with a client. The timing of my former employee’s reminder was particularly apropos as I was in the midst of experiencing what …

We gazed intently into the dark waters looking for what was ascending toward us.  Fear, dread and hope mixed together to create a unique sense of anticipation about what we were about to experience. We were nearing the end of our efforts.  We had tried again and again with no success.  Would this be the attempt that would lead to …

I was with a group of leaders recently who were discussing whether work/life balance is possible.  Some said it was, some said it wasn’t.  What do you think?  Is it possible? I fall unequivocally onto the affirmative side of this argument. If work/life balance isn’t possible then life is just a bummer and then we die.  If work/life balance isn’t …