“I must say that I have seen Americans make great and real sacrifices to the public welfare; and have noticed a hundred instances in which they hardly ever failed to lend faithful support to one another.” — Alexis de Tocquevill…
Q. Leadership: Whose journey is it, anyway? A. I often look back at my 25-plus years as a consultant and the scores of organizations I’ve worked with during that time. And it always startles me when I realize just how few good leaders or…
Boomers, for better or worse, we’ve had our shot. It’s time we ensure that our daughters, sons, nieces, nephews, and grandchildren have at least an equal opportunity to have theirs. When six million jobs go begging, in large part because ou…
Turning 50 for me was no big deal; a hop, skip, and a jump into a slightly older middle age. Reaching 60 was a minor hurdle, with a bit more thought given to aging. But septuagenarian? Well, let’s just say it was a mental pole vault — with the hope f…
I recently read that elephants have given their final performance in the famed Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus — and the tape in my head immediately rewound to 40 years ago, long before the term “baby boomer” had even been coine…
It’s summer. I’m sitting on my front porch. The temperature is balmy, the sky cloudless. I can hear birds chirping in the trees. And I’m wondering: How did I get here? I mean really … here … at this very moment in time and space. Larry Checco toda…
I keep telling my wife she’s the luckiest woman in the world and when she comes to that realization she’ll be a lot happier. Only kidding. After 40 years of marriage I think she’s pretty content. If hunkering down with your soulmate over the la…
The sun is rising on the coast of Maine over the quaint Ocean Point Inn. My wife Laurie, and I are sitting on Adirondack chairs, cups of warm coffee in hand, watching gulls and loons skim the water in search of breakfast. Morning coffee –…
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