In the 1970’s, New York City was run by a gentleman named Ed Koch, who had an interesting habit. He’d visit subway stations or popular intersections throughout the city, and ask residents heading to and from work, “How am I doin’?” This scenario became legend.
When I was a young executive in a large corporation, our president would visit various departments throughout the day, and ask employees things like, “How are you?” or “Are you working on anything exciting?” or “How can the corporation help you?”
I first thought these were examples of leaders being polite, or maybe just “attention seekers,” or maybe even managers who didn’t have much else to do. What I didn’t realize was that I was witnessing a brilliant leadership tactic. [Read more…]
“….After being forced down after being hit by an RPG.” With this exaggeration, just a few simple words, the career of well-respected newsman, Brian Williams, was in jeopardy.
A writer friend of mind told me that when she is considering her next novel, she starts with one question: “What if?” What if a Southern Belle played flirty with a handsome Southern gentleman during the Civil War? Or, what if a widower found a letter in a bottle from his long lost love? And, from that, classics are born.
