by Artie Isaac | May 11, 2014 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life, New Competence, On Ethics
I've been downright lucky. Born into freedom. Into health. Into a loving home. Into prosperity. Into intellectual literacy and conversation. Into an ethical tradition. Into so much. These were gifts I didn't earn. They landed at my feet. All I had...
by Artie Isaac | Apr 29, 2014 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life, New Competence
Last evening at dinner, a colleague raised a question: "How can I become a better leader?" The answer, from another colleague: "Who are you? Start with knowing who you are." The table fell quiet. This quickly turned into an assignment for...
by Artie Isaac | Apr 11, 2014 | Coaching Topics, It happened, Living an engaged life
This is about how to turn a great relationship into an even better relationship. My mother, Jackie Isaac, of blessed memory, and I had a great relationship. Truly, we had a lot of laughs together. We traveled together. We drank Scotch together. We went to funerals. We...
by Artie Isaac | Apr 6, 2014 | Living an engaged life, Unsolicited Suggestions
Some summers are better than others. The Best Summers Linger. There is a fine, long stretch in the middle. A moment when you look at the blue sky and realize: it's been so long since the beginning that you can't remember the beginning of summer. And yet, with...
by Artie Isaac | Mar 27, 2014 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life, New Competence
A recent blog post — "The Alternative To A Rising Career" – received an unusually large reaction from readers of Net Cotton Content. The Reaction Split Evenly By Generation.The members of the Greatest/Silent Generation and Baby Boom...
