All my life I’ve written rhymes for certain days and special events or people. Last Halloween I wrote Scary Times Require Rhymes for Leadership Turn and A Halloween Economy at MAPping Company Success.
I’m always surprised when I go back, read one and it doesn’t make me run screaming from the screen.
So, here is Halloween 2009 for your reading pleasure. I hope you enjoy it, because I had a lot of fun writing it.
Are you attending a party tonight
wearing a costume that inspires fright?
Halloween’s a night for spooks,
for witches, demons and other kooks;
vampires, werewolves, serial killers and more—
all those types who …read more

Cheating isn’t new, nor is my writing about it.
It probably dates back to the cavemen, but it’s become more acceptable with the passage of time. Or maybe it’s just that the level of cheating needed to upset people and the stakes involved have increased so much.
An article in the Sun Journal gives an excellent overview of the pervasiveness of cheating.
Of course, the best thing to do if you’re going to cheat is don’t get caught, but if you do and lie about it the penalties increase exponentially.
For some reason people are tolerant of the cheating, in some cases they even …read more

Oh what great examples are presented to kids these days.
Some of the worst types of hypocrites are thriving.
The first are all the ‘leaders’ who turn out to be crooks—Dennis Kowalski, Jeffrey Skilling, Bernie Madoff and a host of other hedge fund managers—to name a very few.
Then there are those who don’t practice what they preach; worse, they preach from very high profiles and at very loud levels.
I hate using political examples, but they’re the most prevalent.
One such is former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who acknowledged having an extramarital affair even as he led the charge against President Clinton over the …read more

One of the most important things to keep in mind as you study and work to develop your personal leadership abilities, the ones you’ll use throughout your life, whatever you’re doing and no matter the position, is that they’re neutral.
That’s right, leadership skills and abilities are without prejudice, neither good nor bad—you might say they swing both ways.
According to Warren Bennis, a leader innovates, develops, focuses on people, inspires trust, has a long-range perspective, keeps an eye on the horizon, originates, and is his own person.
Does that sound like someone you’d like to emulate? Because it’s a perfect description of …read more