Sy Ogulnick's Blog

The other day I was approached by a member of the health club I go to who had just finished reading mybook (Leadership: Power and Consequences). He felt the book dealt with leadership in ways he strongly believed in and has not read in otherbooks. He was enthused enough to ask if I’d speak to […]

To know is a more concrete word than believebecause it is what we actually experience. So, what I know is that a leader’s words and behavior are far more important to those under and close to them than generally accepted and understood. Too often leaders are unaware of their power to influence whether through […]

Dr. Jay Smith sent me a detailed e-mail. In it he describes the Great Course he’s been listening to during his time spent in his car. He took time to comment on what he has learned from the lectures by renowned professors on the CDs. Interestingly enough Lenette and I also listen to the GreatCourses […]

Everything we do has consequences unless we live separately, in a vacuum, oron an island all by our self, and even under these unlikely circumstances, wesuffer or enjoy consequences by what we do just to survive. But when we are inrelationship with others consequences take on a different, and I believe, a moreimportant meaning because […]

When I am writing or talking to people, I often discuss the importance of vulnerability. I intend it to mean strength, courage and a willingness to be open to those closest to us and to ourselves. It is where growth takes root and moves out into the world we live in and with those […]

The other day I heard and read about a governmental body suggesting a law be put on their books “to respect authority.” I instantly thought of what I know to be true and that truth, for me, is that if authority is to be respected it is essential that authority in any of its guises […]

The book is a “Gold Mine” of lessons and wisdom, and one that needs to be mined regularly to reap the maximum benefit. Here you will find layer upon layer of wisdom that comes from “in your face” work over many years. No theory found here, but “hard rock” stuff about leadership and power. It’s […]

The other day someone mentioned that they “had so little time anymore to read.” This bothered me enough to produce a few thoughts I’d like to spontaneously throw on paper. Hopefully, it’ll get a response or twelve? Time as with technology seems to be running our lives. We appear to be more at the beck […]

Communication is the problem to the answer. Or, is Communication the answer to the problem? It’s actually both and depends on what exists, that is, what each experience between them. What we communicate is not as important as how we communicate and underlying this, our intentions. If a person, in particular one with power, our […]

What with all the technological stuff that we use today we may believe that we are in instant touch with each other. But, on a scale where 1 is a definite NO! And 10 the strongest of Yes! Are we really with and there for each other? And by this I mean looking at […]