The Company You Keep

The better you know someone, the better chance you have of building something that lasts with them. There’s a piece … More

The Retail Business I Grew Up In Has Ended

Why traditional department stores won’t survive unless they lead—and lead now The business I grew up in has ended. I … More

The Wisdom of forgiveness as We Age As we grow older, we often find ourselves reflecting on the winding path … More

Those who always focus on the worst outcomes or constantly complain can drain energy and make constructive collaboration difficult.

“The art of a scam is convincing you to believe what you want to hear, not what is real.” It … More

“When a person is in danger, no one can afford to look the other way.” It was just another Friday … More

“The idea of waiting for something makes it more exciting.” When I was growing up in the late 1960s and … More

“Sometimes, the best-laid lessons are the ones that go hilariously unnoticed.” When I was nine, my sister was fourteen—old enough … More

I’ve always hated the taste of alcohol. What started as a simple aversion in my youth gradually became a conscious … More

“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken adults.” To future generations, My hope is that one … More

The Future We Aren’t Preparing For In most conversations about the future, we focus on incremental changes: faster computers, smarter … More

“Your life is like a wheelbarrow—it won’t move unless you push it.” “You can have everything in life you want, … More