It’s well known that Albert Einstein developed the Theory of Relativity, which every physics student reduces to E=mc^2. What is not as well known is that Einstein also foreshadowed the Alignment Principle. The circumstances are these: Israel’s first president, Chaim Weizmann died in 1952. The position of president of Israel, like that of the Governor…
Well, actually, only in name. As you might imagine, “I am the Norm” gets considerable play around our house, with exaggerated pomp on my side and theatrical eye-rolling on Karen’s. Those who know me well would side with Karen. The truth of the matter is that I am not the norm. But nor are you….
Funny thing about succession planning, but there’s not a lot of discussion about what “success” means. In my decades of law practice, working in collaboration with accountants, business planners, coaches, and financial advisors, nearly all the focus was on the mechanics of succession. To be fair to the professionals involved, by the time we were…
A couple of weeks ago I developed a nasty strain of bronchitis which was, in general, miserable. But for one week I found I could talk like Leonard Cohen. Exactly like Leonard Cohen. I enjoyed my personal notoriety while it lasted, but ultimately the drugs kicked in and I got my lungs and my larynx…
If you want to learn how to network more effectively, talk to my friend Michael Hughes (http://networkingforresults.com/) , quite correctly called North America’s Networking Guru. Here we aren’t looking at the how, but simply the why everyone needs to network. What we know is this: you will be at your happiest, most productive, and most…
(When Training Matters– and When it Doesn’t) Many years ago I acquired an electric bass guitar and decided to master it. Unlike my experience with a regular guitar, I took lessons. This time I was going to get it right and learn good habits right from the outset. My teacher was excellent, kind of a…
It’s that time again, isn’t it? We all make our New Year’s Resolutions, secretly or publicly, some serious, some in jest, more often than not closer to a wish than a resolve. The truth is that New Year’s Resolutions have at their heart a a resolve to change a habit. “I want to lose thirty…
Christmas during COVID is so very different. Too quiet, perhaps. Like so many other marked holidays in the last two years, Christmas will slip by quickly for most of us, soon forgotten in the greyness of this pandemic. But as the carol goes, “Yet in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting light; The hopes and…
I’m not actually going to tell you how to attract the best clients, at least not in this article. This is a primer for next week. I just want to get you thinking by doing a little exercise. Here’s the exercise: We’re going to put the shoe on the other foot, and pretend that you…
Yes, indeed! Careful readers will have found a typo in yesterday’s Friday Briefing, so, to make up for it, here are the Three Simple Resolutions for Powerful Communication in printable pdf format! (https://gallery.mailchimp.com/c5b0c09025ad045bf11bb02f5/files/Three_Simple_Rules_for_Powerful_Communication.pdf) And may we all enjoy a productive and blessed New Year! Norm