January 22 , 2015 /

FREEDOM TO CHOOSE AND SCHOOL CHOICE

We grow up in this country believing that freedom is perhaps the most important value that one can hold and cherish.   The following sentence has often been called one of, if not the most famous in the world, and has been used repeatedly to bear witness to that belief.  “We hold these truths to be

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January 18 , 2015 /

LEADERSHIP (in 55 words)

Being out front, on top, in the center, Whatever your model, wherever your place, Know that others look for you To share your vision, your values and your purpose. You lead when you speak, when you act, when you express Who you are in the midst of their needs and desires. Leadership is serving others.

January 14 , 2015 /

ECONOMIC IMPERATIVES: A Clash of Values

Some 50 years ago I was riding on the 5th Avenue bus in NYC, which more appropriately should have been Madison Avenue, when I began to read the signs above the windows on both sides of the bus. Each one conveyed a message and, either to pass the time or just out of plain curiosity,

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January 7 , 2015 /

CONSTANT, CONSISTENT CHANGE

Change is inevitable and universal.  It is not a matter of whether or not we wish to change.  It is rather how we wish to design and implement change and how we respond to change that we do not control. Whether your concerns are about an individual, an organization, a community or a country, or

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December 31 , 2014 /

LISTENING, LEARNING AND MOVING FORWARD

I once said to Bill Moyers that one reason I enjoyed his presentations was that he was a very good teacher and I learned so much by just listening to him.  He is a great storyteller.   He responded by saying that he considered himself the student and was always eager to learn from others.

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December 21 , 2014 /

WINTER SOLSTICE IS TODAY

On Sunday, December 21, 2014, at 6:03 PM Eastern Time (for me) the sun reaches its southernmost point before starting back on its northward trek toward Spring.  You can calculate your own time accordingly. Actually it has more to do with the tilt of the earth on its axis and its elliptical orbit but we will

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