Comments on: Boss Lesson #1: Be Invested in Your People

By: Friends, Family, Home and Web 2.0 Expo | Life-in-Progress

Friends, Family, Home and Web 2.0 Expo | Life-in-Progress — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 21:39:47 +0000

[...] in addition to getting to see John (whom I speak with almost daily, but whom I haven’t actually seen in person in about a year [...]

By: A New Chapter Begins | The Pragmatic Strategist

A New Chapter Begins | The Pragmatic Strategist — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:15:56 +0000

[...] am grateful to John for being generous beyond words, filled with endless support, always taking the opportunity to make [...]

By: Christie

Christie — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:10:13 +0000

I am glad to see you acknowledge John in your article as one of your most influential bosses. I also add John to the top of my list as one of the most inspiring trusted mentors of my life. John embodies all of the qualities one would expect to find in a leader; vision, patience, integrity, clarity and focus as well the content and desire to teach, as you mention in your article. And while I have had many good bosses that possessed many of these qualities, there was a particular ethereal quality to John that set him above any other. I am for the most part rebellious and anti-authority, always questioning the status quo, but when working with John, I was intuitively called to a higher place. In the presence of his “goodness” I found myself eager to cooperate, work harder, smarter and was ultimately, happier in my work. His ability to influence others along with his demeanor of integrity and diplomacy continue to inspire me to this day. I know that I am a better person for having worked with him.

By: Alora

Alora — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:14:49 +0000

I love it: John in a Bottle. He’s a vintage Sanity Blend. Devastatingly addictive.

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:10:56 +0000

Although I could not put it more eloquently than Alora, I share this admiration and gratitude for John. He’s the dream mentor: smart, sincere, savvy and kind. He gracefully overcame every crazed business situation I ever saw him put into – and there were some doozies.

If we could bottle John and sell him, I’d brand it “calm, cool and collected, with spicy hint of inspire me!”