by John G. Blumberg | May 11, 2017 | Return on Integrity |
A couple of years ago, I was at dinner with my good friend Jeff Kemp. Jeff is known for throwing out thoughtful questions. The one he posed that night still rings in my ears. It was a simple question that gently unleashes the gift of something new: When was the last...
by John G. Blumberg | Apr 27, 2017 | Return on Integrity |
I have learned that an individual’s journey to the discovery of their core values can raise a lot of healthy and insightful questions. It can also create an ever-increasing desire for clarification. The journey to your core can be fraught with predictable waves of...
by John G. Blumberg | Apr 20, 2017 | Return on Integrity, To Export |
Growing up in the south, I was used to unique one-liners. Often these one-liners told you what something is like … often an odd and entertaining comparison of sorts: We’re making progress like a herd of turtles. Or you’re confused like a cow on Astroturf. And then...
by John G. Blumberg | Apr 13, 2017 | Return on Integrity |
I like to stay focused on the positive up-lift potential that is held at the intersection of an intentional set of personal and organizational core values. Yet, this week I was reminded of how often we might begin to understand a deep concept when we see the reverse....
by John G. Blumberg | Apr 6, 2017 | Return on Integrity |
Amid running a couple of mundane errands on an ordinary spring weekday afternoon, my mind was strategically wandering and wondering. I was well into the process of writing the manuscript for what would become Return On Integrity. The prior days had been filled with...
by John G. Blumberg | Mar 30, 2017 | Return on Integrity |
I was sitting out by the fireless fire pit in the Las Vegas backyard of my great friend Shawn Williams. We were having one of those conversations that matter. You know, beyond the surface level of sports and weather. Genuine, meaningful and vulnerable sharing...