“There is almost total partisanship, both on the right and the left…. neither side talks to the other, and the divide just seems to be getting worse.” Does this sentence resonate at all? It was written by my great-grandfather, Nathaniel Barksdale Dial, a sitting US senator in 1924.

In Hans Rosling’s brilliant book, “Factfulness,” that was published in 2018, he identified the three fear factors that drive us to systematically overestimate the risks: violence, captivity and contamination. He goes into great detail to look at the difference between what’s frightening and what’s dangerous. During this Coronavirus/Covid-19 lockdown, I…

It’s rather amazing how frequently the words “fake” and “authentic” appear in published articles or are mentioned in talks about our digitally infused world. Ironically, though, these two words seem rarely to be mentioned in the same article. To validate this thought, I did a Google search. It showed today…

For the most part, I’m proud of my newest book, Heartificial Empathy, Putting Heart into Business and Artificial Intelligence. I think it’s an important topic and one that could become topical — if not trendy — in a corporate context as we tackle the topic of AI at work. On…

Have you noticed any changes in LinkedIn recently? Are you over- or under-whelmed by the LinkedIn experience? Regularly, I can say that I feel rather frustrated with the constant flood of connection requests. I would say that LinkedIn networking is not going the way I had imagined. As I have…

A Freakonomics podcast from Nov 2017 discussed how productivity gains (and exponential ideas) were grinding to a halt (“Are we running out of Ideas?”). At the very least, the idea of endless productivity gains was called into question. If Moore’s Law may have held true for integrated circuits, the cost…

How much responsibility do you take for your life and its current outcome? Chances are, you like me, have a self-awareness that is not as finely tuned as it needs to be. I certainly know I struggle with it myself! “There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions…

How important would you say storytelling is in your life (personally and/or professionally)? It’s an art form that I’ve been exploring ever since school and I continue to search for recipes, insights, inspiration and… great stories. One of the challenges in this digitally charged world is to figure out which…