Gray Goldfish

Two men are standing in front of a gray background, with the word "GRAY" vertically between them. One is wearing a sports jersey, and the other is in glasses and a sweater vest.

Lessons on Leadership across the generations from the movie “Fletch”

In the 80s classic, Chevy Chase plays a Los Angeles Times undercover reporter named Irwin M. “Fletch” Fletcher. Posing as a junkie, Fletch is working on an article exposing drug trafficking on the beaches of Los Angeles. His editor Frank is pressing him to run the story. Fletch: “Can’t do that, Frank. Fat Sam isn’t the story, there’s a source […]

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Putin

Putin Playbook

Past is prologue. Back in 1999, Boris Yeltsin was serving his 8th year as President of Russia. The beleaguered leader was facing corruption investigations and needed political cover. After two unsuccessful hires, he wanted someone he could trust. Yeltsin named the unknown Vladimir Putin as Prime Minister in August. A former KGB intelligence officer, Putin was not well

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Resignation

The Great Resignation: The Top 10 reasons why employees are quitting at record levels

Why “The Great Resignation?” The Top 10 reasons why employees are quitting at record levels. Nearly 3% of the workforce quit their jobs in October. That’s over 4 million resignation letters. And it is just shy of the record set the month before. Last month I speculated on the top 5 reasons on LinkedIn. That

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Alex Cora

Today’s leaders must be able to manage the gray to avoid “The Great Resignation”

Today’s leaders must be able to manage the gray. In preparation for the 2018 season, the Phillies, Mets, Red Sox, Yankees, and Nationals all replaced veteran managers with younger skippers. The differences in age were dramatic. The five managers ranged from eight to 26 years younger than their predecessors. Some had no major league managing

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Lincoln

Lessons from Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln almost died of a virus. Hours after delivering the Gettysburg Address in November of 1863, the Republican President fell ill. He suffered weakness, fever, and a headache on the train ride back to Washington. Within a few days, Lincoln developed widespread pustular lesions. Medical historians assert that Lincoln contracted smallpox after exposure to

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