Lenette has told me I must live as long as I am productive. So far, I am doing my best.
My 4th book is being edited and should be in the publishers’ hands soon. I believe that the essays in this book are among the best I have written.
My essays on “The Leaders of Leaders” contain fresh insights into a better understanding of power in the hands of certain people.
Over 27 years, teaching my pragmatic philosophy was always an essential part of my work with staff, a practice that led to working with professionals and entrepreneurs.
Guiding these organizations in ways to improve their staff took me into a new profession. This led me to discover that staff is not the problem. Unthinking and blind power in the hands of the leader is the problem.
What I have learned about power and leadership has taught me that while leadership has built our world, it also has the potential to destroy it.
Leadership, with its power to influence and accomplish, is the prime factor in all relationships. Relationships depend on whether those in power can create a positive environment for healthy give and take. This applies to the family kitchen table and large organizations alike.
Unquestionably, those in power (the Leaders of Leaders) hold tremendous power. They alone build and influence their environments. They are everywhere, from professionals building organizations to leading their families in discussions around the Kitchen Table.
I am the power—Around the Kitchen Table—No one else but me
A relationship—Never easy to have, keep—We need this badly
