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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August 27, 2012

Popularism and Shared Truth

My summer reading has not only included mystery and thriller best sellers.…

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August 8, 2012

Johnson & Johnson: Being Forthright in Times of Crisis

As I write Uncommon Candor and share examples of candor in organizations,…

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August 1, 2012

The Olympics – Tell It To Me Straight

As I watch the London Olympics TV coverage nightly until 2:00 am,…

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July 24, 2012

Actor Glenn Close Goes Candid

I am always surprised by the new insights I receive from the…

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July 23, 2012

“Just the facts, ma’am”The Uncommon Candor Blog Launch

In this age of reinvention, it is time to speak about candor.…