Intention

Intention: A determination to act in a certain way One knows when they have a trusting partnership with an individual or a team, when no matter what one says, or ‘how’ it is said, the other knows what the intention is. It takes years to build this trust and it happens through a deep level […]

Do as I say, and not as I do

I remember teaching my first child how to drive. I would tell him all the basics – stay focused, keep two hands on the steering wheel, do not multi-task and keep your eyes on the road. I did this while having my window open, my arm out the window, changing the channel on the radio […]

How significant are you?

Over the past year, I have been fortunate to meet, and in some cases, work with some amazing startup founders, successful entrepreneurs and so many hard working and passionate people who are doing amazing and significant work around challenges being faced in education, poverty, healthcare, and helping struggling young adults. I always walk away being […]

How do you know when you have failed?

Last week I dusted off my road bike and got back on the road after many months of not riding or exercising for a number of reasons, some of them being excuses. As I started my ride, I quickly realized that this was not going to be an easy ride! Twenty minutes into my ride, […]

Content vs Style

In my post from 31 May, The Smile Behind the Mask, I mentioned I would write about the conscious use of our words and listening with intent. What I meant by this is how we chose to communicate, as in the style, and if we are listening to the content, or are we listening to […]

We are one

Our prime purpose in life is to help others and if you cannot help them, at least do not hurt them – Dalia Lama The Danger of a Single Story ‘The problem with stereotype stories is not that they are not true but that they are incomplete’ Note: I mentioned last week that I would […]

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 […]