2022-01-14 02:18
“History never repeats itself but it rhymes.”— Mark Twain (perhaps)
An Albert Bierstadt painting on settlers traveling to the American West
Every year is different. N… Read More
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2020-02-25 03:43
“In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.”
– Mortimer J. Adler
One of Trinity C… Read More
2019-05-23 20:56
Christmas Day – 1776. Washington and his men are crossing the ice-congested Delaware to engage in the battle of Trenton. It was at night in a storm of rain, hail and snow with temperat… Read More
2018-12-07 02:56
Seeing Through a Different Lens
I’m posting an excerpt from a recently published article of mine in Chief Executive magazine. Read the entire piece about generational challenges in the… Read More
2018-09-04 22:33
In my last blog post I posted an excerpt from an article of mine published last year in Dialogue Review. Here’s an excerpt from my followup article, published last month and titled &ld&hell…Read More
2018-08-24 00:17
Over the past year, Dialogue Review, an international magazine and online platform for managers and leaders, has published two of my articles on an area of significant interest and focus for… Read More
2018-04-25 01:16
My view from the back of the sled
While the 2018 Alaska Iditarod was in full swing earlier this year, I was in Colorado seizing the opportunity to take a backcountry dog sledding tour at Kra… Read More
2017-12-30 00:56
Bishopville High School, photo from the South Carolina Department of Archives and History
A typical Friday night in high school would find me hunched on a bench in the locker room anxiously… Read More
2017-11-23 04:21
Coffey-Rigby Livery Stable, Manning, SC, from the South Carolina Department of Archives and History
As a child, our family’s yearly Thanksgiving meals took place in Manning, SC —… Read More
2017-10-06 04:12
You’ve read it – “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.”
You’ve heard it – “Culture is everything.”
You’ve said it – “It&rsqu&hell…Read More
2017-07-06 03:50
First log cabin, Douglas County, Nevada, from the Historic American Buildings Survey
What images come to mind when you hear the word “pioneer”?
I was recently in Gunnison, CO on… Read More
2017-06-22 16:48
Recently someone asked me for a favorite quote for business and my response was swift.
“There’s always one more thing you can do to influence any situation in your favor —… Read More
2017-04-07 19:40
Our firm is gearing up to host our 7th annual Drive Business Downtown event. Subtitled “a celebration in the heart of Greenville”, we team up each year with our Class A minor… Read More
2017-03-13 17:15
In an earlier post (Smart Reading Topics) I mentioned one of the values I hold dear — the importance of reading widely both in one’s field as well as out of it. I particularly en… Read More
2017-01-24 05:09
In the midst of a horrendous storm in Washington, DC, on January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90, laden with ice and snow, crashed into the 14th Street Bridge and fell into the Potomac Ri… Read More
2016-12-06 09:25
In a recent post I linked to my piece on the psychological challenges of culture change published in Dialogue Review.
One of the items left on the cutting room floor and not published with t… Read More
2016-12-05 09:02
In my last post I linked to my piece on the psychological challenges of culture change published in Dialogue Review.
One of the items left on the cutting room floor and not published with th… Read More
2016-11-16 22:47
Last month I was honored to have a piece published in Dialogue Review, a print and online magazine “for leaders and managers across the world.” In the article I use example… Read More
2016-11-02 20:41
I love the unheard stories from history. Each character has his or her own small role with an individual story, as a part of the larger whole. That’s what makes it all come to life.
Of… Read More
2016-10-03 00:39
Though I am not in the habit of offering required reading lists to our staff, I am happy to share my appreciation of authors such as Simon Sinek, Stephen Covey, Dan Pink and Jim Collins. T… Read More
2016-09-09 00:31
Today is Throwback Thursday on the blog, and I’m posting an excerpt from the second of two articles on the cultural changes we pursued at Elliott Davis Decosimo. Battlefields &am&hell…Read More
2016-08-22 19:53
One of my favorite movies is Mr. Holland’s Opus – a classic about a dedicated teacher who has a passion for music. His secret dream is to compose and conduct his own symphony. Fo… Read More
2016-07-27 02:45
Most people who know me are aware that I love American history. Abe Lincoln, Ben Franklin and George Washington are three of my favorite historic figures. I have enjoyed reading their biogr… Read More
2016-07-06 04:22
I occasionally play a few rounds of golf and enjoy the game. One of the most critical concepts in golf is taking dead aim at the target. Done right, you let the target drive the physics of t… Read More
2016-06-12 03:46
I’m posting an excerpt from one of my articles that was published in the March 2014 issue of South Carolina Business magazine. The article covered three changes we made at Elliott Davi… Read More
2016-05-27 01:56
When I look at the accounting and consulting industry, I see plenty of tough challenges ahead. A stringent regulatory environment, the ever-changing global context and technology complexitie… Read More
2016-05-07 00:24
The accounting industry has long been ingrained with the notion of focusing on “the greatest return for the least expenditure.” We continually ask ourselves, “What service… Read More
2016-04-04 08:18
I recently met with our Advanced Leadership Group, employees who are working toward the goal of becoming a shareholder. One of our team members posed the question, “Why aren’t ot… Read More
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