When I was 12, my dad remarried and I gained an incredible “step” family. For 35 years, Ed Davidheiser has been a more than a step grandfather; he’s been a hero, mentor, consultant and dear friend to me. Mr. D (what I’ve called him since day one) got a brief mention in the Acknowledgments of New

Just back from six days with Katie – unplugged – in the Canadian Rockies. It was great to get away. It was a much needed respite to reflect, refresh, recharge, rethink, recommit. The setting was glorious. The think-time was priceless. But honestly, unplugging was hard – harder than when I’ve done it in the past.

I am in the midst of leading sales training workshops for a client’s spring conference, and last week I spent four nights in a hotel in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. As much as I’ve traveled, this was my first trip to old steel country. The hotel is built on the grounds of what is/was the old Bethlehem