Yesterday, we had our Annual Retreat at St. Anne’s Church in Lawrenceville, NJ for the Board of Trustees and the Senior Leadership Team at Catholic Charities. We spent most of our day focused on how we can better recruit, train, and develop our most precious resource of all — the human capital that is embodied in our …
Yesterday, I did something that I have sorely missed these past 2 months – getting back on my speed bike. I think I am starting to realize how easy it is to take for granted some of the great gifts and talents we’ve been given until an injury or an illness takes them away. And, …
“Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.” Matthew 15: 14 As I was taking my daily walk on the Spring Lake boardwalk several days ago, I couldn’t stop thinking about this memorable scripture reading from Matthew’s Gospel that I had …
Way back in January 1987, then Vice President George H. W. Bush was contemplating a run for President to succeed Ronald Reagan. Time magazine ran a cover story that month entitled “Where is the Real George Bush?” The article included an anecdote from one of Bush’s senior advisors who when discussing the upcoming campaign, made a suggestion …
Coaches take a sacred oath when we work with our clients and the oath in many ways embodies the kind of language found in the Ten Commandments we learned growing up as youngsters. In this case, the commandment or oath is simply — “Thou Shalt Not Judge”. Essentially, the oath is a reminder to never …
We finally have a whiff of spring in the air here in the NY area. Our winter of discontent with endless cold and heavy snow seems to be in the rear view mirror at last. Living down here in the Jersey Shore you see lots of hopeful faces and the boardwalk is brimming with people …
I love metaphors and how they can easily evoke a powerful image of something that is deeply relevant and meaningful to one’s life. Over the past few months, I have been commuting into New York City a couple of days a week for some courses in coaching that I am taking at NYU. As I …
Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way as you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Matthew 7: 1-2 My Friend and Colleague Tom I had a very profound experience recently, one that made me question how …
