Coach John Wooden said “The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.” I cannot think of a better barometer than this. Can you? But how do we apply this to a company because remember, a company is a person under the Read More
Three companies walk into a bar. This joke kills in law school. That’s when I learned a company was a person under the law. It’s one of the crazier legal concepts I know, and it was created out of thin air in 1866. After the Civil War ended Read More
The Washington Football Team missed a big opportunity last week. We could have gotten to know more about the organization. We could have learned about its values, purpose and rich history. Instead, we just got a name – The Commanders. In 1933, the Boston Braves moved to Washington, Read More
A year ago, I started a new business. I also started documenting the good things happening in Philadelphia, and sharing a new story every Friday on LinkedIn. Somehow, it is still going. Despite what you've read or experienced, it was a good year. This is proof. One Read More
When is the last time you started a conversation with "I gotta tell you about my insurance company!"? Never. We need Flo, Mayhem, Jake, a duck and an emu to make insurance conversational. Well, mostly. I have to tell you about New York Life. Yes, life insurance, Read More
This month, we were inundated with news about Afghanistan. Most of it was negative, but a story about the Kelly family transcended all of the noise. It is heart-breaking and heart-warming, like life itself. It'll reinforce or restore your faith in humanity, I promise.
How many workplace predictions did you hear during the pandemic? Employees will not go back to offices. Shaking hands is a greeting of the past. Business travel is over. Twenty months later, what have we learned? Based on my very unscientific research, some people like working from Read More
This month was a very easy choice. His name is Dave Sylvester. Dave is a personal trainer, and after 9/11, he embarked on a very simple and effective crusade - delivering hugs to anyone and everyone. To date, he has embraced over 500,000 people. Here is his story. Read More
I gave a presentation on cause marketing to the Upper Main Line Rotary Club last week. As usual, I learned as much from them as they from me. One of the members told me about the Purple Heart Project. It was inspiration at first sight. I cannot imagine a Read More
I love this story because it is messy. It is ugly and beautiful. It has regret and redemption. Kyle is a very good NASCAR driver. In 2017, he began supporting the Urban Youth Racing School. It provides STEM programming to inner city students. In 2020, while participating Read More
