January 30, 2023

Culture Can Change – Quickly and Profoundly

When in 1986 U.S. Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop announced the goal of a smokefree society by the year 2000, many people wondered what he’d […]
January 17, 2023

Proceed Until Apprehended

The 2023 edition of The Florence Prescription is now available on Amazon. Among other updates, it includes a new chapter on why culture needs to complement […]
November 28, 2022

Building a Culture for Emotional Safety

In his new book Blind Spot: The global rise of unhappiness and how leaders missed it Gallup CEO Jon Clifton writes that workers who strongly believe […]
November 3, 2022

6 Rules for Being Lucky

“Luck is the most valuable force that society routinely undervalues.”        Ben Cohen: “Winners know how to harness luck”, Wall Street Journal, October 8-9, 2022 In 1995 […]
October 12, 2022

Creating a Culture of Emotional Safety

Emotional Safety and Everyday Courage Creating a Culture of Emotional Safety In our article Caring for Covid’s Emotional Long Haulers (Nursing Management, March 2022), my coauthors […]
October 3, 2022

Building a Support Group Culture

Over the years we’ve been home to dozens of rescue animals. I love the bumper sticker that asks “Who rescued who?” The love these animals have […]
September 5, 2022

Carving the Statue of You

A Labor Day Message I love the statue Self Made Man by Bobbie Carlyle. It’s a man with a hammer in one hand and a chisel […]
August 31, 2022

New Book: There’s a Snake on My Head!

Communicating when people are anxious My friend Mindy Spigel has just published her new book There’s a Snake on My Head! Strategies for Alleviating Fear and […]
August 15, 2022

Oh, the Places You’ll Go

Getting Yourself Out of a Slump Books that Inspire Me #37 This is the 37th in a series of posts in which I share thoughts on […]
August 8, 2022

Are you having fun yet?

Why “true fun” is so important for your organization – and for your life. True fun at the inaugural Culture of Ownership Leadership Academy (COLAcademy): teammates […]
July 29, 2022

A Complaint Free World: Attitude is Your Most Important Choice

This is the 36th in a series of posts in which I share thoughts on a book that has inspired me over the years. Will Bowen […]
July 25, 2022

Put Your Ass Where Your Heart wants to Be

This is the 35th in a series of posts in which I share thoughts on a book that has inspired me over the years. Steven Pressfield […]
July 6, 2022

On Death and Dying: The Power of Hope

This is the 34th in a series of posts in which I share thoughts on a book that has inspired me over the years. I spent […]
June 14, 2022

Leaders Eat Last
Leading for a Culture of Ownership

This is the 33rd in a series of posts in which I share thoughts on a book that has inspired me over the years. I agree […]
June 14, 2022

Strategy
When sustaining hope is leadership Job #1

This is the 32nd in a series of posts in which I share thoughts on a book that has inspired me over the years. In Strategy, preeminent […]