Tag: Leadership Legacy
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The Desk Is Gone. The Song Remains

Yesterday, I wrote about the things we build as leaders that don’t last. I told the story of a successor who removed everything from my former office, including the desk, and of a spirit rock that students had dreamed up and that I helped make possible, only to see it removed after I left the…
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You Don’t Get to Choose What Lasts

For the past couple of days, I have been writing about some evergreen trees I planted outside Joy Hall about 26 years ago. I recently discovered that they are still there, towering alongside the building. There was something deeply satisfying about seeing that a small decision I made all those years ago was still having…

