Leadership

The Doom Loop That’s Destroying Our Civilization — Take a hard look at our economies. What do you see? Here’s what I see: they’re trapped in an arms race they can’t win. What do I mean by that? Another month — another brutal round of interest rate rises. Don’t worry — this isn’t just going to be about…

Somehow this turned into capitalism versus socialism — The Silicon Valley Bank collapse was likely the last nail in the coffin for one of my investor friends. He’s had it with startups — even down on the concept of business in general. I think he’s going socialist. Maybe. The problem is… some of what he says makes a…

Five Levels of Ruin — And Where Our Civilization Ranks — One of the things that I find interesting these days, in a kind of sardonic way, is this. “Doom” has gone mainstream. You can read articles about it in the august pages of the New York Times. And those articles always have the same slant: “We’re not doomed!! Stop being…

How to spot abusive leaders, why they’re rarely fired, and strategies to cope or force change — Years ago I worked for a boss who was not just a bad boss, not just inept, but who verbally abused and threatened me and other employees on a regular basis. The whole place ran on fear and loathing. This boss was toxic. You know the type. Self-serving, egotistical, out…

She just isn’t an effective communicator. — I suppose there’s no denying that Kamala Harris definitely had a shining moment or two during her Presidential campaign. Obviously for those of us who follow politics it’s impossible to forget when she told Joe Biden how she was directly impacted by bussing, with the infamous “that little girl was…

Focus on these 3 skills that will set you apart from the pack I love reading and following inspirational leaders, especially women. A few years back, my husband suggested I read one of Pat Summitt’s books. Summitt was the winningest college basketball coach in American history (men or women) at…