Category: Leadership
Why Most Acquisitions Fail and How to Increase the Success Rate?
I hope everyone celebrating Thanksgiving had a great time with family and friends! One of my...
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The Second Edition of “From Values to Action”
Nearly fifteen years ago, at the encouragement of my students at Northwestern University’s...
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The New Bruce Springsteen Movie and On the Importance of Networking
Now that the baseball season is coming to a close, it’s time to move onto one of my other favorite...
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‘No Kings’ Rallies and My Thoughts On Boards and AI
It has been estimated that more than 7 million people participated in more than 2700 cities around...
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Some Last-Minute Fun in Milwaukee and Five Secrets for Success
When I think of “Your 168,” I always remind myself that in addition to career, family, faith,...
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When It May Be Time to Buy a New Car and Thoughts On Starbucks’ Restructuring
I admit, I am very conservative regarding spending money. Maybe it’s because when I was the CFO...
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The Resilience Playbook: From Surviving to Thriving
In the most recent Kellogg magazine issue (Summer 2025), Scott Steinberg wrote an excellent...
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One of the Greatest Joys in Life and CEO Succession
During the past several years, when some of my friends told me they were becoming grandparents, I...
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Evolving from an Optimist to a ‘Realistic Optimist’ and Several Prayer Requests
OK, I admit to being an optimist, and some would say I am overly optimistic. After what has...
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My Visit to the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and My Latest Forbes Article
I had the opportunity over the weekend to visit the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum...
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Should the President of the US seek to force the CEO of a publicly traded company to resign?
Last Thursday President Trump posted a note on Truth Social:“The CEO of INTEL is highly CONFLICTED...
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An Article Worth Some Self Reflection and My Latest Forbes Article
Every once in a while a good friend will send an article they think I would appreciate that...
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