I don’t know about you, but there's no better refuge from all the noise these days than losing yourself for an hour or so in good book. Less Facebook and more face IN a book was again the mission in 2019. My Top 10 pictured here. Book of the Year goes to “Know My Name” by Chanel Miller, a work...

“So, what do you do?” Option 1: I’m a growth strategist. A fixer. Think of me as a Ray Donovan of the business world, but without the blood. What doesn’t need fixing, I punch up. Option 2: I’m the founding partner of a international consultancy. We specialize in helping our clients create and...

Thankful for another memorable Thanksgiving! Been feeling a little wistful about our years in London lately and was reminded of this note I, the American, used to send out to the largely British staff every year at this time.  Here it is from 2008: Avril showed up early for a meeting the other day...

Between Two Meetings Room 722 The man’s voice was pleading, insistent. Kind. Tinged with a note of urgency. Unavoidably loud. “WHY DID YOU TRY TO KILL YOURSELF? No response. Ten seconds went by. A full minute, maybe longer. Nothing. The cringing silence was broken only by the frequency and pitch...

This great man, more than any other, fostered my love for words and a respect for the art and precision in how to connect them. Ed taught the first class I ever had at USC. Journalism 101, news writing. Lou Grant brought to life. Crusty on the outside, warm and wonderful on the inside. My small...