This is my last Leading Thoughts for 2017 and I want to talk to you a bit about your perspective on 2018. In the coming weeks, you will likely be thinking over the new year, dreaming a bit and setting goals. I believe this is an immensely important process, not [read more]
I have been in Saudi Arabia during the past two weeks. I was lecturing at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). It was a wonderful experience and I want to offer a lesson from it in this week’s Leading Thoughts. Some years ago, King Abdullah concluded that the [read more]
I want to ask you some questions in this Leading Thoughts, but before I do I want to make some assurances. I want you to be assured that I am neither a survivalist nor someone preoccupied with global apocalypse. The truth is that if something horrible happens anywhere near me, I’m [read more]
There is a recent news story that tragically illustrates a principle of leadership I want to urge in this edition of Leading Thoughts. Let me state the principle first, then I’ll take you to the news story. Great leadership is largely about contending with the future. Leaders are expected to see [read more]
I have made a decision about my life. I want you to make the same decision. I made this decision because of something I started to notice about human nature. Most people go through life like tourists. They have the manner of those just passing through. Some of what they [read more]