First, Kroger chief David Dillon called his pay package “ludicrous” at the Aspen Ideas festival. Later, perhaps after having received some guff from his CEO peers, he walked that back …
Here in the halls of the Professional Speechwriters Association, we cheer when speechwriters use their credibility … to influence the public debate, as British prime minister David Cameron’s ex-speechwriter Clare …
(H/t Ernest Hemingway.) “Do we incessantly hear Jamie Dimon’s opinions because he is particularly insightful or consistently wise,” asked one of the many smart readers of the useful and free Executive …
To say that commencement talks are clichéd is to engage in cliché itself; it is as profound an understatement as "Jessica Alba would prefer that Mr. Long not call her …
Yesterday I was standing in my living room cheering. Not at the football game, but at the New York Times’ “Corner Office” Q&A, where SunGard president CEO Crist0bal Conde was …
In my talks to speechwriters and other communicators who support leaders, I tell them there are basically two kinds of clients in any give c-suite: clients who value communication and …
My friend Pat McGuire was an English teacher until four years ago, when he ran for treasurer of Will County, Ill. He won. But now it’s four years later, and …
When my sister and I asked why we had to eat something we didn’t want to eat, my writer mother amused herself by saying, “Because it is good for your …
The pregame speech by the head coach: To call it a ritual is to cover up what it really is: a superstition. From peewee to the pros, coaches believe they …
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