Connections LIFE Blog: Pride Month Thoughts

This month is Pride Month. Someone you know is gay. Someone you know is a lesbian. Someone you know might be questioning. And all of them are unique individuals with different dreams, different backgrounds, differ perspectives. Just like you are different. Let’s make this a month to learn about each other.

Thanks. From Soulbalm

The piece below was written by my sister,  whose writing name is Soulbalm but most people just call her Soul. In the spirit of Thanksgiving,  I want to share it with you. Have a blessed Thanksgiving where unconditional love prevails and drama is minimized.   Be well. Lead on. Adam Thanks by Soulbalm To those who […]

Effective partnerships drive innovation

What Makes a Great Partnership? The business world today is in a state of flux. New companies enter the ecosystem every day, bringing with them new technologies and business models, any one of which could transform an entire industry from the ground up. Most companies want to use this current of change to drive innovation. […]

Retracing my steps

911 Memorial - Remembering 15 years later

Between attending a conference in downtown NY and heading back to the airport,  I decided to take a quick walk around. I realized it had actually been a while since I really walked around Ground Zero.  Sure,  I had been to see the memorial pools.  But I had not really looked at the new tower.  And certainly had not retraced my steps from that day.

#Leadership: Pick a Struggle. Pick a Side.

#Leadership: Pick a Struggle. Pick a Side.

Staying in the middle of the road is not good for any players involved. Your leadership will be disappointed. Your peers will notice your lack of Engagement. And you will be unhappy. Pick a Side! This blog was coauthored with Apriel Biggs

Make friends before you need them 

Make friends before you need them.

People want to feel needed and loved all the time, and not simply when you want their help or need something. And when I say people, I definitely include myself. But how do you do this? Here are a few tips.

Remembering 9/11/01 – Fifteen Years Later

On this day and everyday, choose to remember the good. Adam Stanley

I will never forget the tragedy. But I will also never forget the way we rallied together. On this 15th anniversary, I choose to remember it all. The horror and the light that emerged from the darkness.