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What if your origin story is the key to unlocking your full potential? Last Friday, I had the privilege of wrapping up my You Own Your Origin Story workshop with the incredible students and leaders…

When do YOU celebrate Thanksgiving? In my house, we celebrate Thanksgiving on a different day, and in a different way. We’ll give thanks this weekend, on March 23rd instead of (actually, in addition to) late…

What’s your favorite season? The freshly fallen snow on the trees around me tells us that it’s finally springtime in Chicago. This puts me in the mind of landmarks and the French language. It will…

What if I told you that a healthy dose of competition can actually be beneficial? Easy for me to say, in the safety of my ivory tower? Nah, I’m competing for scarce resources every day….

Do you live for Opening Day?   If you know me then you know this: I’m a rabid Chicago Cubs fan.  This was not a decision I made lightly… and I don’t know that it…

What is the last shiny object you chased? Did you catch it? There’s actually a name for this: Shiny Object Syndrome, aka Magpie Syndrome. Chasing the latest thing that captures your attention, leaving a trail…

Face Front! Friday! Was it difficult to reach your mentor? I was speaking with a new colleague today, talking about our experiences as mentors and as protégés. I’ve long held my dissertation chair from the…

Can you name a source for your worldview, your sensibilities… and your sense of humor? I would cite Stan Lee, of course. Joseph Heller. And Mad Magazine. Irreverent. Subversive. And knowingly beholden to the world…

How far is too far with AI? This is about my old pal, Captain Al. That’s Al, as in Alan, not AI as in Artificial Intelligence. But it’s also about that, too. Well now I’m…

What is your mission? What is your vision? They’re not the same. Let’s start with the mission and I’ll quote an expert. Known by some as the “father of marketing,” Professor Philip Kotler defines a…