Path Forward Blog

View from your death bed

On your death bed, who will you want to have been?

Think of it as the flip side of “Who do you want to be when you grow up?” See, like it or not, you’re already grown up. And you have X years before you die. Who do you want to be between now and then? What mark do you want to leave? What do you want people to say about you at your funeral? more

Questions for a Recession

There are signs the recession might—emphasize might—be working its way toward a conclusion. I’m sure many will join me in saying, “I’ll believe it when I see it.” But after sitting with a group of discouraged business people for several hours recently, and wanting afterwards to blow my brains out in despair, I decided I needed to shift my mind. more

To Discern or To Judge — That Is the Question

Discernment or judgment? What’s the difference? A key to great leadership …

In Jim’s blog post last week, he wrote, “the ability to detach and observe, with discernment but without judgment, is a fundamental leadership skill.” He was right on. Let me illuminate the distinction. more

The 75% Solution

The quest for the “perfect solution” is often, ironically, the source of failure.

Of course, if our clients are building bridges, commercial airliners, or heart monitors, we encourage them to strive for perfection. more

Boiling Frogs, Saber-Tooth Tigers, and Climate Change

Around the world this week, more than 7,000 bloggers are focusing on climate change. In case you haven’t heard, our grandchildren will face unimaginable devastation due to our virtually non-existent response to this cataclysmic threat. So this concerted blogging effort makes sense. Hell, any effort makes sense. So little is being done…. more