by Alex Ramsey | Jun 14, 2018 | Leadership
My ideal Saturday night includes one dinner guest who stirs a copper pot of fresh seafood on “the Beast.” That’s my ancient, restaurant-retrieved gas oven. It is so old no one will even repair it any longer. It is so battered I’ve developed a pioneer-woman knack for...
by Alex Ramsey | May 24, 2018 | Leadership
“Turn left,” I said. “No, right. No, left. Oh, goodness, I’ve lost the GPS. ” That’s when my son said, “Try again, and search for Café Nuts. It’s a famous place there.” From my passenger seat, I looked at him with raised eyebrows. We were driving the heavily forested,...
by Alex Ramsey | May 10, 2018 | Leadership
Normally, eye contact connects us to other people, but the couple in this famous portrait aren’t looking out at you or me. Oddly, they aren’t looking at each other or at any distant object. Instead, they are deep in their own individual thoughts, yet also connected to...
by Alex Ramsey | Apr 12, 2018 | Leadership
Many high profile thinkers and best-selling books have encouraged us to be “in the present.” This is great advice under some, but not all, circumstances. To connect with others, you need to be present and listen with focus to others. For good...
by Alex Ramsey | Mar 29, 2018 | Leadership
Being gorgeous helps. That is, when you want to be Center Stage and hold audience attention. Most of us are not quite so gorgeous as Salvatore Ferragamo, CEO of the 5-star Tuscan hotel and winery Il Borro. Yes, he is a member of the famous Italian leather company....
