One of my favorite year-end traditions is to take some time to reflect on the significant events of the past year. I also like to look ahead to things I’m excited about in the coming year. This kind of reflection has long been a tradition for Margie and me. Every year around the holidays, we… Read More
November Is Count Your Blessings Month
November brings one of my very favorite holidays—Thanksgiving. I love it because it’s not focused on gifts; it’s really about what everyone brings to the table. You pass around the turkey and the dressing and all, and it’s a chance for everyone to really express what they are thankful for. I’m thankful that I met… Read More
Why Catching People Doing Things Right Is the Best Way to Lead
Catch People Doing Things Right, Martha Lawrence’s new biography about my life, is coming out on October 21. That might seem like an odd title for a biography, but I can see why Martha chose it. I’ve often said that if I could hold on to only one of the leadership lessons I’ve taught over… Read More
Thoughts About My Biography
When Martha Lawrence, my in-house executive editor and good friend for more than twenty years, told me a few years ago that she was working on my biography, I wasn’t sure what to think. I knew Martha was a fabulous editor as well as an accomplished author, but a biography? Me? I had never even… Read More
Remembering Drea Zigarmi
This month we lost a treasured founding associate and beloved friend, Drea Zigarmi. Coming just six months after the passing of founding associate Don Carew, it’s a tough loss, indeed. Not only was Drea talented and brilliant; he was also an extraordinary human being. I met Drea when I was a professor at the University… Read More
Another Skaneateles Summer
My wife, Margie, and I are once again in our favorite place for the summer: our cottage in the beautiful town of Skaneateles in upstate New York. We arrived a few days ago and are still unpacking and doing all kinds of things to get this place going. Going to our cottage in Skaneateles isn’t… Read More
Any Dumb-Ass Can Do It: A New Book by My Friend, Garry Ridge
My good friend, Garry Ridge, has a new book out called Any Dumb-Ass Can Do It: Learning Moments from an Everyday CEO of a Multibillion-Dollar Company. I’m not surprised that it’s already a bestseller, because the book is as fun to read as it is informative. You can tell from chapters like “Even the Queen Sits… Read More
Margie—The Woman Beside Me
In honor of Women’s History Month, I’ve updated this blog post I wrote two years ago about my favorite woman. She is my best friend, my true love, and my brilliant, beautiful wife of nearly 64 years—Margie Blanchard. The old saying “Behind every successful man is a woman” isn’t true in our case. Margie was never behind… Read More
Remembering Don Carew
On January 28, 2025, I lost one of my dearest friends and colleagues, Don Carew. Not only was Don one of the original founding associates of our company, but he was also a very special human being. More than anyone I have ever met, Don Carew embodied kindness. I first met Don at the University… Read More
Four Tools to Stay on Track with Your Goals
It’s January, a time when individuals and organizations set goals for the coming year. As I’ve said for decades, all good performance begins with clear goals. That’s why Spencer Johnson and I decided that One Minute Goal Setting should be the first secret of The New One Minute Manager®. Setting clear goals is just the beginning,… Read More
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