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It is amazing how academic learning and key research often begin in the simple environments of life. For years I have witnessed great performance in large and small organizations where the Leadership moves from one person and department to another. … Continue reading →

When I had spent months working with Viktor Frankl I was dumbfounded by his lack of hostility toward the Nazis.One day I asked” Viktor how can you not hate the Nazis”?He placed his hand on my shoulder and said”Salvatore they … Continue reading →

Had an interesting conversation while pitching a topic to a business executive for a keynote address. After listening to his needs and expectations I explained my concept of “Roving Leadership” and outlined the benefits for his organization.His immediate reaction was … Continue reading →

In most Western movies there is a scene where the townspeople organize a posse to go after the bad guys. This almost always has some positive effect because the responsibility and leadership are shared among the members. All of us … Continue reading →

The culture of many organizations often prevents employees, from top management on down, from trying anything new, anything out of the ordinary. They are too often trained to be simply caretakers, climbing the corporate ladder, not by being innovative, not … Continue reading →

I am always amazed that my reaction to many situations immediately is the.same as it was when I was twenty tears old.Hard to admit it but the city kid sometimes automatically responds like push me and I push right back. … Continue reading →

I have completed re-writing” Roving Leadership-a narrative of transforming Business Culture” and will use it as a platform for securing keynotes,workshops and coaching.I have segmented my approach to complement my work on the Holocaust.Thanks to my son John one of … Continue reading →

I feel singularly blessed because I have the opportunity to give voice to in some small way people whose voices were stifled.Those countless persons that were murdered by the Nazis must never be forgotten and in my novels and presentations … Continue reading →

One of my favorite plays”the Man of La Mancha”is filled with haunting music and powerful lines that deserve serious meditation.One of the lines that consistently has an effect on me is spoken by Aldonza a woman of the street who … Continue reading →

One of the gems I gleamed from the two day conference was that “yes” is the destination but”no” is how you get there.Rejection is something all of us wish to avoid at any cost ,and when we hear no to … Continue reading →