A reader just reminded me of a Critical Thinking column I wrote for Fox Business just after the 2014 midterm election. “Things don’t change and very few pay attention,” he wrote. Indeed. Glad you’re paying attention, Lee. Here’s the column, in its entirety: Depending on which pundit you listen to, Tuesday’s[…] Read On
There are lots of extremely distraught people in America today. Maybe traumatized is a better word. They are upset that Donald Trump was elected President. I know that because I’ve been watching them curse, scream, cry, rant and rave all over the news and my Twitter feed for more than[…] Read On
The election may be over, but the recriminations are just getting started. On a conference call with donors, Hillary Clinton blamed her stunning defeat on James Comey’s email investigation redux. She claimed the FBI director’s letter to Congress just 11 days ahead of the election stopped her campaign’s momentum, while[…] Read On
It’s Monday night, and I just filed my Fox Business Critical Thinking column for tomorrow. It’s about the election. Am I worried about the outcome? Nope. Not one bit. My wife Kim went out for Tony & Alba’s Pizza (nobody delivers way up here in the mountains), so I open[…] Read On
I see so much bad behavior these days it isn’t funny. Duplicitous behavior. People talk a good game but their actions tell a different story. I’m not sure if that dynamic is more pronounced than it used to be or that we see more of it because everyone puts it out[…] Read On
At a party the other day, I walked right into the middle of a debate about the effectiveness of the Fed’s monetary policy. It must have been Karma’s payback for something terrible I’d done, but before my margarita and I knew it, we were drawn into the fray with no[…] Read On
Leaders are people of consequence. They set goals, make decisions, take action and get results. Goals-decisions-actions-results. That critical chain of events drives leaders, grows companies and advances civilization. Understanding what it takes to be an effective leader doesn’t get any simpler than that. It isn’t rocket science. And yet, the[…] Read On