Author Archives
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Stop! Hold on. Stay in control
“A leader is best When people barely know he exists Of a good leader, who talks little, When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, They will say, “We did this ourselves.” ― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching “It’s not… Read More ›
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CRAFTING EFFECTIVE PUBLIC POLICY IS BOTH AN ART AND A SCIENCE
“Forces beyond your control can take away everything you possess except one thing, your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation.” ― Victor Frankl “You know,” said Arthur, “it’s at times like this, when I’m trapped in… Read More ›
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A SPIRIT OF COOPERATION WOULDN’T HURT
“The hardest thing on earth is choosing what matters” ― Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove “But when you begin with bullshit the conclusion you reach is still bullshit.” ― Elmore Leonard Today officially marks the end of Spring Break for… Read More ›
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A ROAD NOT FAR ENOUGH
“I couldn’t help it. I tried to keep it down but it just flooded through all my quiet spaces. It was a message more than a feeling, a message that tolled like a bell: change, change, change.” ― Junot Diaz,… Read More ›
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IT’S ABOUT TIME FOR THE CREAM TO START RISING TO THE TOP
“Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal: my strength lies solely in my tenacity.” ― Louis Pasteur “Monsters exist, but they are too few in number to be truly dangerous. More dangerous are the… Read More ›
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THIS IS NOT A STEPPING STONE FOR ME, THIS IS HOME
“I really did not feel okay about any of this, and there was really nothing I could do about any of it.” ― Miranda July, No One Belongs Here More Than You “I don’t know whose brilliant idea that was,… Read More ›
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THE COMMISSIONER’S TERRIBLY BAD NOT SO GREAT DAY ON THE HILL
“virus. In biology, nothing is clear, everything is too complicated, everything is a mess, and just when you think you understand something, you peel off a layer and find deeper complications beneath.” ― Richard Preston, The Hot Zone “The Lord… Read More ›
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BLESS THEM
“a whole lot of ideas isn’t a plan. A plan is a bunch of details that mesh with one another, so you go from this step to this step like crossing a stream on a lot of little boulders sticking… Read More ›
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WE HAVEN’T INNOVATED ANYTHING IN 15 YEARS.
“It’s not an easy time for any parent, this moment when the realization dawns that you’ve given birth to something that will never see things the way you do, despite the fact that it is your living legacy, that it… Read More ›
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A FIELD GUIDE TO LEADERSHIP
“Absolute power does not corrupt absolutely, absolute power attracts the corruptible.” ― Frank Herbert “In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something less, because passing… Read More ›