All Leadership is Personal

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My Dad is Tracking Me

Yesterday, I discovered a need that I didn't know that I had. As I chatted with the many people who were kind to me while I was in Mississippi, I felt the ...
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Roxane’s Hunger

There reason I often say, "All leadership is personal; we just happen to do it in professional settings sometimes," is simple. I actually believe it! Roxane Gay's memoir, Hunger, proves me right! ...
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Richard Pryor, “Pryor Convictions” – He never grew out of what he grew up in.

Some time ago, I heard a guy say (or something similar to this), "Most business problems that entrepreneurs have are really unresolved personal problems." In my own journey as an entrepreneur, I ...
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When Leadership is Emotionally Demanding

As I reflect on two previous podcast interviews, with Dr. Pam Chatman and Keith "The Prince of the Delta Blues" Johnson, I saw a connection. On one hand, Pam’s work focuses on ...
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Ethics and Integrity in podcasting

In my travels for my podcast, I'm often surprised when I explore neighborhoods. More specifically, I am often surprised when I explore neighborhoods where poverty "looks" to be higher than what was ...
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Happy New Year!!!

This is probably the best NY's Eve and Day that I've had in a very long time. I love having no agenda other than to enjoy where I am and the people ...
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