by asikes1 | Apr 17, 2018 | Al Sikes, Culture Leads Leaders Follow
It was the beginning, 1994. I was in Dallas for a meeting of magazine editors and publishers and met with Jim Clark who was raising capital for a company called Netscape. Clark had recruited the technology group headed by Marc Andreessen at the University of Illinois....
by asikes1 | Apr 3, 2018 | Al Sikes, Culture Leads Leaders Follow
2018 is an election year. Best I can tell, the differences of opinion turn on Trump, Pelosi and guns. And, lest I forget, Americans are once again watching a spending battle with a government shutdown threat adding drama. This will all be resolved with much more...
by asikes1 | Apr 3, 2018 | Al Sikes, Culture Leads Leaders Follow
An article on the eve of the Never Again march in Washington kept quoting students observing that the “system is rigged.” A rigged system would deny their right to speech and petition. But, on one level they are right. Constitutional freedoms that allow marches,...
by asikes1 | Mar 24, 2018 | Al Sikes, Culture Leads Leaders Follow
2018 is an election year. Best I can tell the differences of opinion turn on Trump, Pelosi, and guns. And, lest I forget, Americans are once again watching a spending battle with a government shutdown threat adding drama. This will all be resolved with much more...
by asikes1 | Mar 14, 2018 | Al Sikes, Culture Leads Leaders Follow
The Lenten season is rich with memories both ancient and contemporary — and what vivid recollections. So with some apprehension, let me take you on a brief journey. The Lenten season at its simplest is: “an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for...
by asikes1 | Mar 7, 2018 | Al Sikes, Culture Leads Leaders Follow
A Valentine Day story in the Wall Street Journal was headlined “Blackstone CEO Gives High School $25 Million in Hope of Inspiring Others.” The gift was to his public school in Abington, Pa. The donor, Stephen Schwarzman. The school’s superintendent, Amy Sichel,...
