A cursory google search for quotes about “today” is filled with such optimistic hyperbole that it starts to feel somewhat trite. “Today is the first day of the rest of your life.” “Make your someday today.” Or the simple “Today is a good day.” Ernest Hemingway is quoted as saying, “Today is only one day in all the days that will ever be. But what will happen…
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The Marriage of Artificial Intelligence and Human-Centricity
Ah – The Jetsons! “Meet George Jetson, his boy Elroy, daughter Judy, Jane – his wife!” Can you hear the theme song that brought the promise of a space-age tomorrow to Saturday morning televisions across the country? Although the single-season cartoon was originally only aired from September 1962 to March 1963, it lived on in syndication for…
Stay Curious, Be Kind & Listen Well
TheHamilton Mausoleum is located in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It was the resting place of the family of the Dukes of Hamilton. A place of ethereal beauty, its massive dome and high stone once held the record for the longest echo within any man-made structure in the world, taking 15 seconds for the sound of a slammed door to fade. The record was broken in…
Hope & Candor – The Path Forward
On January 21, 2020, the US announced the first case of coronavirus from an American who had recently traveled to China and so commenced the early indicators of the end of life as we knew it. As of this writing, the world has experienced 164 million cases and 3.4 million deaths. In the last year, 34% of small businesses…
Management or Leadership?
For more than a year now people across the globe have been focused on their health or at a minimum thinking about not getting sick. The COVID-19 pandemic made us all hyper-aware of every sniffle, sneeze, or cough which made allergy season tricky for a lot of folks. However, we expect that life will soon…
What Does Love Have to Do With It? – The Power of Love at Work.
Love is fundamental. But – What does LOVE mean when it comes to the workplace? We know (and the Harvard Business Review confirms) that the more love is felt by team members, the more engaged they are and the better they perform. But concerns about the potential of harassment and discrimination can leave many leaders at…
The Space Between
When I was a younger human, I found much in my small world that made me angry, and there were times when I allowed that anger to dictate my words or actions. I’m not proud of those moments, and truthfully, I’ve worked hard to reform my thoughts and deeds to make me a servant leader…
Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion
I join Janet Baildon and Paul Marks in the latest episode of MultifamilyMatters to discuss RADCO Residential’s DEI story. While this is a story specific to the company I work for, it is a more far-reaching and timely topic. I encourage you to take forty minutes out of your day and tune in. Retire to…
Something Big Is Coming
My team at RADCO Residential and I have been working on a project for several months and, if you were paying close attention, you may have noticed an easter egg or two in our social media feeds. I don’t often use this space to tout my business events, but this is a big one and…
Business is Personal
In The Godfather (1972), Michael Corleone infamously says, “It’s nothing personal, Sonny – It’s strictly business” when referring to the shooting of a colleague’s father. Far be it from me to tangle with a mob family, but given a chance, I’d like to say, “You’re (dead) wrong.” When team members come to work, either to…