Empathy & Compassion

“Compassion is empathy with action”. Brilliant advice from Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn, as he spoke to the graduating class at Wharton. Empathy allows us to feel other's pain. Compassion enables us to do whatever we can to help alleviate that pain. … [Read more...]

Convention City

The air-sides at O'Hare are breathing room only. The restaurants and hotels that line Rosemont, IL are packed to the gills. The whiskey and the wine flows effortlessly. It typically does when someone else is picking up the tab. The convention and … [Read more...]

#UnitedSucks

Note to self. Listen to your brain. Flying United after almost a decade — only because I wanted to get home early. Delay, after delay, after delay. Poor flow of information, passengers holed up in crowded lounges with almost no room to breathe. Will … [Read more...]

Uber Cool

Roger drives for Uber, in Chicago, as a full time job. He is in his mid sixties, and talks with pride about his daughter at UF (University of Florida for the uninitiated). She is a scientist who specializes in cell Biology. Someone who is a lot … [Read more...]