October 31, 2022

I recently moderated a conversation with Richmond-based entrepreneur BK Fulton – a…

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October 24, 2022

I enjoy the suspense around Nobel Prizes; however, I am a fiend…

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October 17, 2022

Despite steady improvements in auto safety features and declines in drunk driving,…

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October 3, 2022

Sitting in my Georgetown hairdresser’s salon ten years ago, I heard the…

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September 26, 2022

A colleague who was being considered for a newly-vacant COO job repeated…

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September 19, 2022

Summer hiatus brought tourist travel to Ireland, a 40-mile walk, service, and…

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May 23, 2022

Dr. Garret Westlake of VCU’s da Vinci Center for Innovation offers an…

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May 16, 2022

As a fan of Alan Alda through the hit TV shows M*A*S*H…

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May 9, 2022

I’ve always been so proud of my twin who spent his working…

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May 2, 2022

It’s not unusual for me to drop the old idioms “sounds like…

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April 25, 2022

My cousin from Michigan visited recently. She grew up in Richmond and…

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April 18, 2022

“What’s next” is a pressing topic for individuals in the last third…

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April 11, 2022

Leadership is a keyword/hashtag/training objective/career goal, and/or universal search optimization term. And…

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April 4, 2022

Erik Weihenmayer – extreme outdoor adventurer who went blind at age 14…

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March 28, 2022

The lingering effects of the last two years – challenges with children,…

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March 21, 2022

Each year, I gather with my fellow coaches for a planning session…

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March 14, 2022

During a recent interview, a public school superintendent was asked about the…

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March 7, 2022

Recently, CEO clients have been asking for referrals to very specialized consultants…

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February 28, 2022

Dr. Garret Westlake, master of innovation at Virginia Commonwealth University’s da Vinci…

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February 21, 2022

During our February Encorepreneur breakfast, Dr. Garret Westlake (master of innovation at…

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September 27, 2021

The Pfizer Vax: In the Room Where It Happened

Doug Lankler, Pfizer EVP and general counsel, spoke this month at the…

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August 25, 2021

Inspiration for What’s Next

So many of us are considering “what’s next?” Whether that question is…

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July 26, 2021

Candid Conversations and the NBA Finals

The Bucks beat the Suns this month in the NBA finals, yet…

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June 28, 2021

The Disease of Drug Addiction

Among all the other challenges and losses from the COVID-19 pandemic was…

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May 26, 2021

Profiles in Candor: Simone Biles

Heading into the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, all eyes will be laser…

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April 27, 2021

Profiles In Candor: Bryan Stevenson

Ever grateful to the Richmond Forum for the thoughtful speakers they present…

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March 29, 2021

No Drama Departure

I expect there will be many leadership transitions as the pandemic ebbs…

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February 17, 2021

Profiles in Candor: Poet Amanda Gorman

In perhaps the single most inspiring public moment our country has witnessed…