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Lessons for Leaders from 9/11 and the FDNY

This coming September will mark 23 years since the WTC towers went down.

Paul Brown (FDNY, captain, retired), Andre Kotze (executive coach, Teamworks), and I continue our now 7 year project of interviewing retired FDNY first responders from 9/11/01.

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Leadership's Legacy: Pat Summitt, NCAA Women’s Basketball, and Claiming Your Space

I am a born and bred Nutmegger, longtime fan of UConn’s women’s team, and father of two high school, college, and beyond female athletes/sport captains…And, I have a story with only one source and a secondhand one at that, namely another father talking about his child, in this case about a son ‘playing with girls’, but it’s a good story. 

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ABOUT THE BLOG

Just another day at my Antarctic office.

Just another day at my Antarctic office.

When leaders and their organizations face challenges, there's a lot at stake… The “hard stuff” is often the “soft stuff”— like building and maintaining strong working relationships among leaders and their people. Challenging times place special demands on organizations and everyone in them. Through this blog, I will share insights and lessons from my research and field experience on the perspective, skills, and support you need to handle those demands.

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