As I am listening to Barack Obama’s A Promised Land, now 31 hours into it out of 40 hours, he spends some time talking about the personal cost of serving as a staffer in the White House. He spells out the family separation, the long hours, the constant weight of the work, the consistent criticism…
Category: leadership
Where does mistrust end?
I will in time, have a more detailed written commentary on the two books I am reading/listening to. The first one is a biography of Gorbachev. The great Russian statesman who took the USSR through its inevitable disintegration. He proved to be a man not of the cloth of his land, but someone who could…
Strategy and culture
I took a picture of this quote from a book I was reading some time ago. I wish I knew what the book was now….can’t recall. At any rate – it’s about strategy AND tactics. Strategy is good, but how are you going to get there. Tactics are the traction on any plan. Answer the…
Hybrid Thoughts 