A Blogpost Sponsored by the Letter B While my kids have left the world of daily Sesame Street watching, Sesame videos are still affectionately played at my home. One of my favorite Sesame Street songs is one modeled after the famous Beatles song, “Let it Be.” In this skit, four muppet beetles are playing similar chords to the rock classic, singing, “Letter B, letter B...” The letter B has lots of connotations, but this summer, after reading both Option B by Cheryl Sandberg and Lost at School, by Ross Greene, the following Websters’ definition of this second letter of the alphabet, resonated-- “one designated b especially as the second in order or class --I chose option b.” Here’s why... The lesson of “Option B”- Sheryl Sandberg, tech executive and best selling author of Lean In experienced a terrible tragedy when her husband died suddenly at age 47 in a hotel gym in Punta Mita, Mexico in 2015. Her book, Option B has its roots in a story that she shares in the book and on he
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The Most Sacred Corner Office: Lessons in Parenting from the Business Shelf The New York Times “Corner Office” column presents weekly lessons from business leaders on how to lead and succeed. Over the years, this, in addition to leadership books, have helped me in the lifelong quest to become a more reflective and quality leader. One of the books I read this summer is called Radical Candor which was recommended to me by one of our teachers. It is a book that is about improving as a boss and a team builder by combining caring for others and directly challenging them to grow at the same time. Interestingly, while reading it with a professional lens, my lens as a parent kept on creeping in. This is because so many of the lessons about being a good supervisor equally apply to being a good parent. -Good supervisors want to guide toward success with care. So do good parents. -Good supervisors want the constituents to bring out the best in one another. So do good parents. It was in