Category: leadership
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My Remarks On Leaving Cub Scout Leadership
On Monday night, the Cub Scout pack of which I have been Cubmaster for the past four years held its annual Blue and Gold banquet. We’re a large pack, and when all the families get together it’s about 200 people. This was my last meeting with the pack, as my son has grown and is…
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Sorry Somehow: How To Apologize
Like many Americans, I have kept a weather eye on two public figures’ recent fall from grace. Of course I am talking about Michael Phelps and Tom Daschle. Each had to apologize for having been caught being less than perfect, engaging in behavior they should not have. Most of what I have read about these…
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Seven Things We Can Do These Days
My friend Ed Corr forwarded this note from Stephen B. Polo, a partner at his firm: Dear Friends and Colleagues: “What looks large from a distance, up close ain’t ever that big.” — Bob Dylan Our current economic crisis is causing companies distress and uncertainty. None of us know how long or how deep the…
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Being Wrong
One recent week, I had occasion to say publicly I’d been wrong — not once but twice. I like to think, each time, that it’ll be the last time I have to do that. But, if past performance is the best predictor of future behavior, then the likelihood is that I will need to publicly…
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The Tyranny Of Leadership
This article by me first appeared in Pajamas Media. The Cub Scout pack that I lead decided, for the first time, to hold a parents’ race at our recent Pinewood Derby. We did it as a fundraiser. My car, while creative (I made it look like a rock), did not do very well in the…
Brad Rourke 