I attended the annual dinner of the Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C. this week. There are significant challenges facing government leaders as a result of ease of communications, which is politicizing the world’s people. People today believe they ...

This is not about me turning 60 (though that comes in a few years).   While it seems like only yesterday we were celebrating our 50th anniversary, we are already knee deep in planning events for our 60th this October.   In addition to a...

I was one of forty people at a breakfast this morning in New York City with Duke University men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, alias Coach K. He was in town to see a few members of his USA Basketball team (Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul) and to do ...

I am delivering the keynote address at the Marquette University College of Communications this morning in about an hour. I had a marvelous discussion over dinner last night with Dean Lori Bergen, who has brought energy and verve to this Milwaukee-based...

I have had a whirlwind tour of the US this week, from San Jose to Chicago to Oklahoma City and finally back to my home in New York City. Some CEOs operate best from behind their desks, focused on the numbers and proper implementation of strategy. Nothi...

I hosted a dinner at my home on Tuesday for the Children’s Aid Society (CAS), which was founded in the 1850s to help orphans and children living in poverty in New York City. Rich Buery, the inspirational CEO of the organization, was joined by former ...

I attended the Energy Summit 2012 today in Houston, sponsored by our client Shell Oil Company. The panelists included corporate executives, academics, civil society experts and entrepreneurs. The conversation focused on the “Stress Nexus” of energy...

I have been to four of the leading academic institutions in the past month with my youngest, Amanda, now a junior in high school. Next week we continue the journey with visits to Dartmouth, Amherst, Princeton and Georgetown. Here are my observations on...

I attended a lecture by Jane Nelson, professor at the Harvard Kennedy School, on the evolution of business in relation to societal issues. Nelson believes that top companies have changed in three ways: from compliance to a more strategic focus...

I attended a lecture by Jane Nelson, professor at the Harvard Kennedy School, on the evolution of business in relation to societal issues. Nelson believes that top companies have changed in three ways: from compliance to a more strategic focus...

I just attended a symposium in New York sponsored by the Harvard Business School on its U.S. Competitiveness Project, which was particularly interesting on the heels of my nearly two weeks in Asia. For the project, HBS professors Mike Porter and Jan Ri...

I am flying back from Beijing after a ten-day trip to Asia. This week, I write about my time in Viet Nam and China. As a first-time visitor to Ho Chi Minh City, I was impressed by the city’s relative affluence. The supermarkets have a variety o...