The Smile Behind the Mask

As villages, towns, neighborhoods and cities open up, most of us will be learning how to interact and communicate with each other in a new way – with a mask. When one is wearing a mask, one loses a majority of their ability in using their facial expressions to communicate. We do not see the […]

Leading through a Crisis

During March and April, I participated in a Harvard Business School (HBS) series of webinars on Crisis Management for Leaders. The webinars were led by HBS faculty, with over 2,000 HBS alumni from around the world participating. Each hour and a half session was presented via Zoom web-conference to the alumni community, and is now available […]

Toughest Job in the World

Definitely the toughest job in the world Happy Mother’s Day to all Moms A special Happy Mother’s Day to the Moms that are part of the Armstrong Wolfe Women in the COO Community. It is an honor to work with these successful Mothers and Executives. The Armstrong Wolfe Women in the COO Community’s mission statement are […]

Not another VC call

Not another VC call A number of us have become pretty good at using video conferencing (VC) these days. I would not say that I am a master, but I am slowly getting there. My VC platforms have been Zoom, FaceTime, Skype, Whereby and this week it will be Microsoft Teams. During some of these […]

… hard to say

This week, I saw a TED Talk titled “Good” and “Bad” are incomplete stories we tell ourselves by Heather Lanier. She starts off with a parable that has made me reflect on my past events and has me thinking about how I will see future events. The transcript of her telling the parable is below. Don’t forget, if […]

To be mostly aligned

A number of years ago, I was asked to present the topic of Digital to a senior executive committee. The guidance I was given was that I had 15 minutes, that was it. Digital is a very broad topic as one can talk about many of its subtopics for hours. I could have used my […]

snoitseuQ

Have you ever been afraid to do something you had never done before? During these times, I had more questions that had answers telling my why I could not or should not do it. I was having a conversation with someone this week who wanted to start a business, but they had no experience with […]

Need a smile?

It is hard to describe this new News Network by actor John Krasinski. Warning – only watch if you are in the mood for a smile, a laugh or a cry. Here is the introductory episode – Some Good News with John Krasinski Ep. 1 This one is for the Hamilton fans https://thought-for-the-week.com

‘God bless them, God bless them, God bless them’ …

This is what Andrew Cuomo, the Governor of NY State, said at a press conference three weeks ago when asked about healthcare workers and the situation they will be entering as the COVID-19 virus progressed in New York. The picture is a representation of the iconic ‘Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima’ photograph, which shows […]

Getting in sync

I love the Abbott and Costello comedy skit – Who’s on First. If you have not seen it, then you must stop what you are doing and watch it. If you have seen it already, then it never gets old. (For those that are not familiar with the sport of baseball, think of baseball like […]