Leadership – McKinsey Consulting. This was about the unique value strategic leaders can bring to their companies and taking their companies in exciting, new directions. To reinforce the point I wanted the character in the image to appear confident and relaxed as he navigated through a very different looking forest.

Taking Wing – Runner’s World. This was for an article about how an experienced runner is inspired by a small, brown bird.

Today’s global economy is volatile and uncertain. It’s becoming more important for organizations to become “change capable” and there are ways to successfully manage this change. The change elements that matter most are: executional certainty, enabled leaders and an engaged organization.

Lately, there’s been a lot of attention around the bullying problem in our schools. Here are a few facts. Over 3 million students are victims of bullying each year causing students to skip school and even drop out. One in four teachers see nothing wrong with bullying and rarely intervene. And one of the worst, harassment and bullying have been linked to 75% of school-shootings. Raise awareness about this issue at your school.

Congrats to Banana Joe, a black affenpinscher. He’s an animated and confidant 6.5 pound dynamo. Hope you enjoyed your honorary steak dinner at Sardi’s

Last week was the first image for Jane Brody’s column about addiction recovery. This one is part two. Before selecting a treatment regime have an independent assessment done that matches your needs with the right program. One size does not fit all. Jane Brody’s column.