Leadership, Lance and You

I was taking a break from writing when Lance Armstrong decided to come (mostly) clean with Oprah earlier this year. Here’s my take on the Lance drama and why so many stars have big blind spots. I don’t think anyone was surprised Lance had lied for years...

Executive Energy: Are You Living Your Passion?

Making turns with my snowboard in a foot of fresh powder on a snowy day on Copper Mountain yesterday, I felt the aliveness that comes with doing something I’m passionate about.  Whether it’s snowboarding, writing or sitting in a circle of men and woman talking about...

Career Planning for CEOs

Sometimes you have to find the funny in everyday events. Earlier this week Micheal Kindler, CEO of pharmacueitical giant Pfizer resigned. A less know fact is that Kindler used to be a senior executive at McDonald’s Corp. I found his career planning creative. Start...

CEO Stress: Take This Job and …

Today’s WSJ pages B2 and B3 were filled with stories about executives resigning. James Turner, the second highest-paid executive of Duke Energy is leaving after an inspector general thought he was too chummy with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (this is the...

Great Leadership From a Great Coach

Here are a few more gems from collegiate lacrosse coach Bill Tierney. After coaching Princeton’s men’s lacrosse team for twenty-two years, Tierney recently took the job as the University of Denver’s lacrosse coach. I live in Denver and have two teenagers who play for...