Edward Emerson wrote the foreword to his late father's collected writings. It begins: Like all great thinkers, Ralph Waldo Emerson was ahead of his time. We, rather than the people who surrounded …
Coach Billy Fitzgerald | An Ecosystem of Excellence
The acclaimed Coach Billy Fitzgerald has retired. He is known, far and wide, simply as "Coach Fitz." His forty-year career as coach and teacher has left an extraordinary mark. I would have …
Continue Reading about Coach Billy Fitzgerald | An Ecosystem of Excellence →
Global Leadership–Then and Now
There's a widespread tendency today to think that the challenges of our time are unprecedented. As often as not, such a view is incomplete, a result of not knowing history. One often recognizes this …
Unrestrained, Unethical Individuals Invalidate Institutional Integrity
The historic crisis of confidence in elites has suddenly, unexpectedly, forcefully jumped across institutions, like an uncontrolled wildfire bursting through a clearing. The extent of damage is …
Continue Reading about Unrestrained, Unethical Individuals Invalidate Institutional Integrity →
Washington and Lincoln and Presidents Day
It used to be the Washington's Birthday holiday (and still is in at least a few places). Now, Presidents' Day is the official, national standard. Some traditionalists no doubt are grumbling, as …
Continue Reading about Washington and Lincoln and Presidents Day →
21st Century Leaders List
Who are the 21st century leaders? Where can we find them? The premise—stated or unstated—is that there's a leadership gap today. Who can argue against the spectacular failures of leadership …