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My daughter Alison is an “equestrienne professional.” That’s her picture below (says the proud Father). Ali has been in love with horses ever since she was 8 years old and had to clean stalls to earn riding time. You may wonder, “What is an “equestrienne professional?” Ali teaches riders, trains, cares for, helps buy and sell horses. My wife and I feel blessed that our daughter has found her calling so early in life – something she loves to do, does exceptionally well, and others value highly.

President-elect Barack Obama announced last week that he has chosen Nancy Killefer for the position of the nation's first governmental Chief Performance Officer. Obama said he chose Killefer because she is “an expert in streamlining policies and wringing out inefficiences."

If you don’t recognize the impact and consequences of your lack of commitment to this mission critical project, you’re going to lose your people’s belief in your reliability as a competent leader.

We’ve all heard the age-old story of the cobbler’s children having no shoes. What’s the OD consultant’s version? Too often we’re so busy doing strategy, values and metrics work with our clients that we don’t get around to doing it for ourselves. John Ledwith from Sandia Labs is a great example of someone who does make the time. John is the Organization Development department at Sandia. That means he’s pretty busy.

I recently led a session for a group of entrepreneur’s at MIT’s Endicott House Training Center.  The session was part of the Entrepreneur’s Organization Advanced Business Program.  This unique learning lab was conceived and is coordinated by Verne Harnish.  Verne has been named one of the "Top 10 Minds in Small Business" by Fortune Small Business Magazine.  He and his business, Gazelle's Inc. focus all their time