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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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 want to take a quiet moment to wish all of you and your families, friends, and loved ones a happy, safe, and blessed Thanksgiving. It has been a truly unbelievable year. I won’t even attempt to list all of the challenges many of you have had to overcome. Nonetheless, today is a day to reflect and have gratitude for
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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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One of the many benefits of self-reflection is that I try to carefully listen to what people say and why they say it. Sometimes I wonder if people are even aware of what they are saying. And often I realize having a sense of humor is helpful. One of my favorite examples is when someone is having an argument and
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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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It amazes me to realize that the COVID pandemic started one year ago. Sometimes it feels like it started 10 years ago, and other times it feels like it began yesterday. I want to take a few minutes to SELF REFLECT on the pandemic, and attempt to look at it in a BALANCED way, the tragedy and the benefits,
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A friend summed up 2020 the other day for me: “Harry, the only good news regarding 2020 is that it is almost over.” Very few people have seen anything like it: A pandemic that has killed more than 1.5 million people around the world, including 280,000 Americans; 25 million Americans unemployed or underemployed, significant social unrest, and a U.S. presidential
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Here’s a blog post to take your mind away (at least temporarily) from the US presidential election and COVID 😉 Many years ago, as an 18-year-old freshman at Lawrence University, a liberal arts college in northeastern Wisconsin, I learned an invaluable lesson in my required Freshman Studies class. We were assigned to read everything from Plato’s Republic to Shakespeare’s plays,
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Harry Kraemer on Leadership 