Tattoo parlors? Is that flexibility?

Lesson #46 in HorseTalk: 100 Lessons in Leadership is DECIDE WHEN TO BE FLEXIBLE. We have watched as each state’s governor decides how flexible to be: tattoo parlors open or closed? Flexibility is a top 3 characteristic of leaders today....
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Cuomo, Fauci, Trump in a Pasture- Who do the horses follow?

I rode horses for several decades. I drove a horse in a buggy, once. ONCE. The one time I drove a horse I drove him literally right into a wall. I gave him mixed messages which resulted in confusion on...
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Is it an Obstacle or an Opportunity?

HorseTalk: Lessons in Leadership is a book I have published about both horses and leadership. This Corona crisis is a story about leadership, state by state, house by house, person by person. In the 100 Lessons in this book, Lesson...
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Leadership Isn’t About Always Being “Big”

HorseTalk: Lessons in Leadership is a book about both horses and leadership. This Corona crisis is a story about leadership. There is a story in the book about a group at one HorseTalk session that chose to crouch down to...
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From the Pasture to the Virus: It’s About Leadership

As I have mentioned, March 2020 was the worst time in history to publish a book. A great time to write a book but a terrible time to publish a book! HorseTalk: Lessons in Leadership is a book about both...
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I Woke Up to Governor Cuomo and I Went to Bed with Him

Early yesterday Gov. Cuomo was on a morning talk show. He was on another cable show in the 10pm time slot. So you could say I got up with him and I went to bed with him. The reason this...
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Some Authentic Thoughts on Leaders During this Crises

I tried posting about my book. Honestly, at this time in our history, who really cares about a book that is seemingly about horses? I tried posting about lessons learned from this pandemic. Let’s face it we aren’t ready for...
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I Think I have Managed to use LinkedIn in Reverse

Let me explain. I have a dog that has a heart murmur. He is also the dog who requires walking 2-4 miles a day, every day. So I say that his heart murmur works in reverse. It gives him energy...
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5 Professionally Productive Things to Do While Semi-Quarantined

Of course you could clean out drawers, cabinets, files, and whole closets. And that would be productive in an indirect way. I am going to share with you 5 things you can do in the next week to help you...
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Bloomberg versus Booker: Find Your Own Voice

Recently I was at a conference that featured Michael Bloomberg and Corey Booker as keynote speakers. Right after each other they each gave a prepared speech on the topic of Israel and the American relationship to the Start Up Nation....
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