Remembering my meeting with John Lewis, the iconic civil rights warrior

The Daily Gazette newspaper in Schenectady, N.Y. published a column I wrote, recalling my meeting with John Lewis in 2013 and reflecting on his career in the wake of his passing. He was a guiding light for me, and he will be missed. GUEST COLUMN: A brush with greatness: John Lewis was a guiding light Late civil rights leader shared his wisdom July 29, 2020 For The Daily Gazette When civil rights icon John Lewis died July 17, I couldn’t help but think about how the flow of time relentlessly severs links…

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Actions speak louder than words; Starbucks and crisis communications

Below is my Op Ed on the Starbucks arrest matter in Philadelphia, and how the company handled it. This column originally appeared April 27, 2018, in the Daily Gazette in Schenectady, N.Y.  (Photo credit: AdWeek) ------------------ Starbucks Backs it Words With Actions Actions speak louder than words. Just ask Starbucks about the value of this old adage. The large coffee house company is driving home a lesson many of us learned when we were young. To learn about responsibility and accountability, teachers, mentors, parents, and others employed this old saying to help…

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