“Embezzlement?” you said in reference to my recent blog posting. Boy, did that word catch everybody’s attention. You responded with such verve to my last blog posting, here’s more. You may remember, it was about a former client who discovered a trusted employee wasn’t. Although my client, Dr. K never was completely certain that “X” […]
Leadership: Who Can You Trust?
As much as it may feel “lonely” at the top, it just isn’t true. It’s another myth of leadership. Everybody wants to hang out with you. Most people assume you can advance their careers. Deep inside, they think your good mojo will rub off on them. After all, you’re at the top. And from the […]
Clarity Around Difficult Issues
Last week, I had many wonderful experiences and one difficult one. Why? Someone put me in a situation, asking something of me that was awkward and emotionally painful. Since the request was couched in words that sounded – on the surface – warm and heartfelt, I was confused about what to do and how to […]
The Political Rally
I don’t often get actively involved in politics, but who could pass up the delicious opportunity to meet the legendary Gloria Steinham? Not me, nor about 250 other men and women who crammed into the pool house of an upscale highrise in Dallas proper to hear her stump for Hillary before the Texas primary. It […]
Hillary’s Dallas Rush Party: Alex Ramsey Meets Gloria Steinham
I was going to write Part II about some of my thoughts on the problems procrastination causes. It’ll have to wait. I just received an email invitation from an executive, colleague, and former client from Texas Instruments tomorrow for lunch. The location: former Austrian ambassador’s house, Kathy Hall. Why? To meet Gloria Steinem for lunch. […]
Drew’s Delay: The Off Putting of Putting it Off: Alex Ramsey’s Procrastination Primer Part I
Talking about procrastination. We’re all guilty of it at times. Recently, Drew got in deep trouble because he “chose” to procrastinate in getting a report to his boss. Opps. Big mistake. See, from Drew’s point of view there were a bunch of activities more client centric and more likely to result in revenue generation than […]