A friend of mine has been on me for maybe the last six months to read the commencement address delivered by Steve Jobs back in 2005. Up until now I hadn’t. I was just too busy. Steve Jobs passed away yesterday. I read his commencement speech at Stanford, less than 24 hours later. Oh how I wish Read More
Author: Linal
The Big Picture
I’ve had the wonderful privilege of spending most of my adult life as a leader and I’ve learned a number of critical lessons throughout my leadership journey. These lessons have been taught by good and bad leaders alike, but I’ve benefited most from learning directly from the people I’ve led. I believe the true beauty Read More
Be All You Can Be.
Just about anybody over the age of 20 can remember the United States Army’s slogan, “Be All You Can Be”. Some of you just read those words and the catchy jingle is in your head right now.“Be…all that you can be…in the Arrrrrrrrrmmmmmy!” That slogan was so good; the Army didn’t change it for 21 Read More
The Little Things Matter
The past two weeks the “Thought of the Week” has been drenched in a message of patriotism born from my passion for conserving and protecting our nation’s democracy how and where I can. It doesn’t help that Labor Day and the 10 year anniversary of 9/11 were within a week of each other…those events just Read More
We Remember – A 9/11 TRIBUTE
Twelve years ago our world was different. There was no Transportation Security Administration (TSA). There was no Department of Homeland Security. There was no ‘War on Terror’. Terrorism wasn’t a household word and if I said, “We’re orange right now, you’d only think of the color, not your safety.” It took very little time to Read More
A Labor Day Thought!
As the ticket agent handed me my confirmed seat on a Chicago bound flight, for which I had been standing-by, I couldn’t help but smile at the thought of getting home an hour earlier than planned. Finally, I would get a full night’s sleep! I was thinking, “No alarm clock tomorrow! It’s Labor Day!!” However, my Read More
Be unapologetically you!
I have a confession to make. I’m a people watcher. I love watching people. It’s one of my favorite pass times, especially when I’m stuck at the airport due to flight delays. There’s no place like an airport to see and experience some of the most creative, colorful, mismatched, fashion conscious (or not, ha!), nicest Read More
35 Years of Subtle Change – A Birthday Thought
Today makes 35 years I’ve been blessed with the gift of life. Just based on the reactions I receive when I tell people how old I will be, I’m guessing that 35 is seen as some sort of milestone in aging. I think the best quip I’ve been hit with over the weekend in regards Read More
Doing What We Can, Where We Can.
Last week I had the opportunity to attend the 2011 Global Leadership Summit. The title alone would lead anyone’s thoughts towards a list of well-known, well qualified speakers, authors, politicians and leaders around the globe sharing their nuggets of wisdom with a captive audience… …and that’s basically what happened! For two days I had Read More
Never let anyone tell to you what you cannot do!
I recently received a call from a friend who was terribly upset about a conversation she had with an esteemed and long time mentor. During the conversation with her mentor, she revealed one of her deep aspirations, to which her mentor responded, “You can’t do that!” After listening to my friend vent her frustrations I calmly Read More