by Sean | Mar 4, 2016 | Business, Mindfulness
Consider the surgeon who is counseling a family in the pre-op. She is laser focused on the task at hand, and not concerned by anything else. Her ability to be fully immersed in the moment and focus only on the task at hand conveys leadership. Her presence instills...
by Sean | Oct 11, 2013 | Business, Philosophy
Best business practices from Ancient Greece Socrates never claimed to be an expert in anything; instead he claimed to be just a man who was trying to understand the world around him. When he encountered someone making a bold claim he would respond with a simple...
by Sean | Sep 11, 2013 | Business
According to Merriam-Webster, a facade is: the front of a building; also any face of a building given special architectural treatment a false, superficial, or artificial appearance or effect The French word façade originated in the mid 17th century, meaning face of a...
by Sean | Oct 17, 2012 | Emerging Markets, Fulbright, Travel
During my sophomore year at Fordham I traveled to Kenya with a group of students as apart of the Fair Trade Micro Finance program, Amani. There are many challenges to working in a foreign, and many opportunities to unwittingly violate cultural norms. While in...