By Julie Benezet: With holidays come interesting dynamics. Many years ago, I lived in a New York Chelsea neighborhood loft. In the middle of said loft sat a fancy, schmancy, over-the-top Garland range. Why we had such an elaborate stove is beyond me. As proper Manhattanites, we almost always ate out, but the ostentatious stove […]
By Julie Benezet: Over the holidays, I attended a Boxing Day party for which each of the guests was asked to bring something creative to share. Being a little shy of sharing my latest Pulitzer prize winning novel or belting out an aria or two (just kidding), I wasn’t sure what to offer. I responded […]
By Julie Benezet: It began with, “WHERE is the book?” The question came from well-meaning friends and colleagues during the several years I spent not writing said book. Eventually I ran out of excuses and ground out The Journey of Not Knowing: How 21st Century Leaders Can Chart a Course Where There Is None. When […]
By Julie Benezet: The popular PBS program, “Finding Your Roots,” brought home, literally and figuratively, how familial roots run deep, offering insights from distant times and places. With his calm presence, the host, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., mesmerized his guests as he slowly unfolded the many layers of his research into their family histories. Uncovering […]
By Julie Benezet: It hit me the day I heard the news about the discovery of a lost John Coltrane recording. The seven cut recording preceded by two years his 1965 album, “A Love Supreme,” that secured his reputation as a jazz giant. When I read the article about the discovery, something clicked, something that […]
By Julie Benezet: For most people the word, “discomfort,” conjures up a physical sensation—a slight sick feeling in the stomach, a disorienting unease, an accelerating heart rate. Whatever is happening, chances are, it doesn’t feel good. Life is about to get complicated, firing up signals that say, “Uh-oh.” What does this mean? It can mean […]
Download article as a PDF By Julie Benezet: Most executives view the countless daily operational issues they face as negative and a drag on the business. These problems certainly can be a hassle and hurt the bottom line. What most executives miss, however, is the opportunity these everyday problems offer to improve their company’s long-term […]
By Julie Benezet: Five Building Blocks for Closing the Gap Between Personal and Executive Presence Part 2: Five Building Blocks By Julie Benezet “Always be a first-rate version of yourself and not a second-rate version of someone else.” –Judy Garland As described in Part 1 of this blog, executives often struggle with how to be […]
Five Building Blocks for Closing the Gap Between Personal and Executive Presence Part 1: Minding the Gap By Julie Benezet “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” The ever-quotable Oscar Wilde gives what seems like obvious advice. However, for many leaders that’s easier said than done. It is not that they don’t want to be […]
Rebranding the Blog Introducing “The View from the Treehouse” By Julie Benezet My first book, The Journey of Not Knowing: How 21st Century Leaders Can Chart a Course Where There Is None, opens with a scene of me perched in my Colorado treehouse. I did so in response to the challenge of a valued advisor […]