Ever since I was a young child, people have frequently asked me how I manage to always stay positive and smiling most of the time. In grade school I was often called “Happy Harry.” As I got older, attended college, and moved into stressful jobs, I continued to get asked, “How do you stay so positive, Harry? Don’t you ever
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As I mentioned in my last blog post regarding the “return to work debate,” my opinion is that no matter how difficult, how emotional, or how political an issue is, the key is to truly take the time to listen to multiple perspectives and understand all sides of the issue. The more people can listen to one another, and
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I want to wish everyone a fantastic July 4th!!!!!! I truly feel blessed to be an American and have the good fortune to live in the United States of America. Yes, it is very obvious that we are facing many issues and challenges as a nation…with people having very different views and beliefs on immigration, gun control (the topic of
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My challenge to everyone: Take the time to develop a BALANCED PERSPECTIVE on all topics. For today, I will apply it to the debate raging around whether and how employees should return to their offices (RTO) after the pandemic, and in my next post, I will tackle the gun control debate. Yes, I’m in a feisty mood! 😀 My
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The last four days have been truly tragic. Ukraine, an independent country, was invaded by Russi a in a manner that violated all laws and signed agreements. It is not a stretch to compare this to what Germany did in the 1930s that led to World War II. The Ukrainian President and citizens have exhibited remarkable leadership and courage
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In my last blog post (Dec 31, 2021), I mentioned that I would write another post early this year to wish everyone a Happy New Year! Well, as you can see, it didn’t happen. I could make a lot of excuses including: (1) teaching several Kellogg MBA and executive program classes; (2) participating in multiple meetings for nine different boards
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First of all, I hope and pray that you and your families are safe and healthy! My website boss (Khalid Ali may have been my former student, but he is clearly now my boss!) reminded me that I have been lax in sending out blog posts. So, I am sending this post today focused on 2021 and will be sending
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I know it sounds simple and obvious, but I believe it is important to take the time to self-reflect (yes, I am once again suggesting the benefit of SELF-REFLECTION) to “make the most of every day we are given.” I think the first time this concept really hit home for me was when I was a senior at Abington Heights
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Tom Hanks as the manager “Jimmy” in “A League of Their Own” made it very clear: “There’s no crying in baseball.” But is it okay to feel a little sad, Mr. Hanks/Jimmy? 😢 Okay, I thought I would take a little break and instead of a blog post on leadership and the four principles, here’s a post on BASEBALL. But
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It’s been a while (too long) since my last blog post. My colleague, Khalid Ali, who manages this website constantly reminds me that I owe him a blog post. So, I promised Khalid that I will send him a post at least every other week — if not more often. My only excuse for the delay in sending a post
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Harry Kraemer on Leadership 