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Four vie for two Cape Elizabeth council seats
By Sean MurphyThe Forecaster
CAPE ELIZABETH — A digital business manager, a retired technology executive, a doctor and a public health manager have thrown their hats in the ring for two seats on the Cape Elizabeth Town Council this fall.
The seats are being vacated by Council Chair Valerie Adams and Councilor Christopher Straw, who have both declined to run for reelection. Adams has said she is not running because she is moving out of town. Straw did not respond to requests for comment from The Forecaster.
Nicole Boucher
Residence: Grover Road
Family: Married, one child
Educational background: Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in mathematics from the University of New England, Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern Maine
Occupation: Self-employed operations manager for digital business owners
Political/civic experience: Board member, Cape Elizabeth Recycling Committee (January 2018-present); member, Maine Women's Conference Committee (June 2016-May 2018); member, University of Southern Maine School of Business Alumni Council (May 2015-December 2016)
Website/social media: facebook.com/nboucherforcape
Residence: Two Lights Road
Family: Married, five children, five grandchildren
Educational background: Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College, Master of Science in computer science from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Occupation: Retired technology executive
Political/civic experience: Scoutmaster of a Boy Scout troop in Minnesota for seven years, active participant in the Cape Farm Alliance
Website/social media: linkedin.com/in/kevinjordan2
Christopher Kleeman
Kleeman
Residence: Deerfield Lane
Family: Married, four daughters
Educational background: Bachelor of Arts from Yale College, 1995; M.D. from Tufts School of Medicine, 2002
Occupation: Physician, medical director, Department of Gastroenterology, Mercy Hospital
Political/civic experience: Past president, Maine Gastroenterology Society (2018-2020); member, Maine Medical Association (2010-present) and American Gastroenterology Association (2013-present); co-founder and volunteer, Biddeford Free Clinic (1993-2015)
Website/social media: Contact him by email at [email protected]
Gretchen Noonan
Residence: Ocean House Road
Family: Married, one son
Educational background: Undergraduate degree in history, graduate degree in healthcare management, both from Springfield College
Occupation: Substitute teaching, recently manager with a public health program at Maine Medical Center
Political/civic experience: Grants chair, Cape Elizabeth Middle School Parents Association; member, Cape Elizabeth Fire Department Water Extrication Team
Website/social media: Contact her by email at [email protected]
The candidates — Nicole Boucher, 34, a self-employed manager for digital business owners; Kevin Jordan, 64, a retired technology executive; Christopher Kleeman, 47, medical director of the Department of Gastroenterology at Mercy Hospital; and Gretchen Noonan, 42, a former program manager at Maine Medical Center, now a substitute teacher — have all submitted nomination papers for the seats.
All four candidates were asked how they would continue helping Cape Elizabeth navigate the coronavirus pandemic. Boucher said she intends to continue to follow the guidance of state officials with regard to fighting the coronavirus pandemic and to work to keep local residents safe.
"We must continue to work to ensure that our schools have the support they need from the town to minimize community spread and that our businesses have the signage and education they need to reduce the risks to employees, customers and travelers," Boucher said.
Jordan noted the importance of implementing advice and recommendations from experts.
"Following the guidance of health experts will enable us to put the pandemic behind us as quickly as possible, and being sensitive to financial stress will help our citizens and businesses ride though the crisis," he said.
Kleeman said he worked as a volunteer to help test people for COVID-19 and as a doctor learned firsthand about how to prevent the spread of the disease.
"In the event of a major outbreak in Cape Elizabeth, I would be uniquely suited to help contain and prevent transmission of the virus," he said.
Noonan noted Cape Elizabeth already has resources, such as a food pantry, school nutrition program, a local library and open spaces for recreation "to support residents during an event like" the coronavirus pandemic and said if elected she will continue to support those resources.
"I would also prioritize resources for fire and rescue (departments), as their services are essential and they risk exposure to COVID with every call for service," she said.
When asked what else they will plan to do if elected, Boucher cited the importance of serving the local community.
"As a business owner and parent to a young student, I feel that I bring fresh ideas and perspective to the community as well as a strategic and collaborative approach to problem solving," she said.
Jordan said he was concerned about the ongoing increase in the local property tax rate.
"We need to improve the budgeting process so that tax rates do not exceed inflation and the town can maintain a diverse community," he said. "A diverse community is a strong and vibrant one."
Kleeman said he was interested in helping the town develop sidewalks and bike paths downtown and wants to see more recreational opportunities, such as an outdoor ice skating rink. He also said he was "excited" to see renewable energy projects, such as a new solar panel project beginning near the transfer station.
"If elected, I vow to keep an open mind, hear both sides and do my homework when it comes to representing the town and people's interests," he said.
Noonan said she was not running "because I have an agenda to achieve or an ax to grind," but said she supported active communities and neighborhoods that promoted walking.
"Well-lit sidewalks, wide shoulders, etc. are good for health, safety and aesthetics and as a councilwoman I would support sensible development in this area," she said.
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Zilker Theatre Productions is currently seeking non-Equity actor/singers Age 14+ of all ethnicities for various roles in the upcoming Zilker Theater production of Disney's The Little Mermaid, which will mark the company's 61st summer musical season.
Direction by Scott Shipman
Musical Direction by Lyn Koenning
Choreography by Judy Thompson-Price
All roles will be paid.
Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney's The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages. With music by eight-time Academy Award winner, Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater and a compelling book by Doug Wright, this fishy fable will capture your heart with its irresistible songs, including "Under the Sea," "Kiss the Girl" and "Part of Your World."
Ariel, King Triton's youngest daughter, wishes to pursue the human Prince Eric in the world above, bargaining with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to trade her tail for legs. But the bargain is not what it seems, and Ariel needs the help of her colorful friends, Flounder the fish, Scuttle the seagull and Sebastian the crab to restore order under the sea.
Auditions and Callbacks
Auditions: March 16 and 17 @ Keller Williams Realty International
Adults and children 14 years of age and older are invited to audition, and Zilker Theatre Productions warmly encourages actors of all ethnic/racial backgrounds to audition.
Prepare two contrasting (one up tempo, one slower) songs from a contemporary musical written in the last 10-15 years. It's okay to sing a song from a Disney musical or film as long as it's not from THE LITTLE MERMAID. Sheet music should be in the correct key for the performer's voice, and each of the pieces should be cut down to 16 bars (approx. 45 seconds to one minute each).
Things to consider:
The cut might not necessarily be 16 literal bars. A 16-bar audition might be 12 bars of a very slow song or 32 bars of a very fast song.
The cut might not necessarily be 16 consecutive bars. For example, it might be the first 8 and the final 8, or the first 4 bars followed by the bridge and a tag. Please make sure your music is clearly marked.
Performers should arrive 30 minutes before their audition slot, and prepare to stay for approximately 1 hour.
Performers will dance at their initial audition and at callbacks. Please bring jazz or tennis shoes to the initial audition. PLEASE BRING TAP SHOES IF YOU HAVE THEM!
Performers with tumbling experience/ gymnastic tricks should highlight that on their resumes.
Bring a headshot and résumé. Note: Photos may be taken on-site.
Callbacks: March 23 @ Keller Williams Realty International
Additional information and callback sides will be provided via email to those invited to attend.
Rehearsals begin the week of May 20, 2019.
Production opens at the Zilker Hillside Theater on Friday, July 12, 2019.
Production closes on Saturday, August 17, 2019.
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A mermaid and King Triton's youngest daughter. She is obsessed with everything about the human world, and dreams of becoming a part of life above the water. Hardheaded, naive, and emotional, but also kind hearted.
A human monarch who has no interest of taking the crown. A handsome, affable lad with a buoyant, adventurous nature. After Ariel saves his life, he becomes obsessed with finding her and hearing her voice once more.
Prince Eric's British guardian. Droll, stuffy, and constantly urging Eric towards his royal duties, specifically marriage.
A fish and smitten with Ariel, his best friend. Rambunctious but cautious, fearful of the dangers that lurk in and above the water.
Scuttle
A disheveled seagull and expert in human artifacts. Loudmouthed, optimistic, and a bit ignorant, despite his supposed expertise.
King Triton
King of the Sea and Ariel's father. Beneath his imposing presence and commanding nature lurks a harried single father who will do anything to protect his daughters. The death of his wife has also given him an irrational fear of humans.
A crab and advisor to King Triton. A musical virtuoso who is constantly distraught from keeping after Ariel. Despite his paranoia, he can't bring himself to stand in Ariel's way.
An eel and one of Ursula's lackeys. Oily and spineless, he will say anything you want or need to hear.
Jetsam
The banished Sea Witch and sister of King Triton. Supposedly spurned at childhood, she will use whatever method necessary to steal the kingdom and claim it as her own. Malevolent, calculating, and deceptive.
Chef Louis
The French palace chef, diabolical and violent. A culinary perfectionist with an affinity for blades, seafood in particular.
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A First Look at the Catalog of the Met's Upcoming "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination" Show
by Laird Borrelli-Persson
Evening Dress, Gianni Versace, Fall 1997
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, gift of Donatella Versace, 1999 (1999.137.1)
Photo: Image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Digital Composite Scan by Katerina Jebb
Befitting an exhibition that is major in its conception and scope—"Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination" will take the viewer through some 26 galleries (approximately 60,000 square feet of exhibition space) between the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Cloisters—the show's catalog is an outsize affair. Not only does it measure in at 9 inches by 13 inches, but it's comprised of two volumes. The separate parts might be described as Old and New Testament in the sense that one volume is focused on ecclesiastical masterworks from the Sistine Chapel sacristy, some of which have never been seen outside of the Vatican, and the other is dedicated to contemporary fashions that display the "Catholic imagination" alongside the religious artifacts from the Met's collection with which they will dialogue.
Photo: Coscia Joseph / Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The catalog contains essays by Andrew Bolton, Barbara Drake Boehm, Marzia Cataldi Gallo, C. Griffith Mann, David Morgan, Gianfranco Cardinal Ravasi, and David Tracy on subjects from costume in medieval monastic communities to vestments and hierarchy. It is illustrated with images by Katerina Jebb, a photographer known for her use of scanners to create incredibly high-resolution images that beautifully reveal the details of the pieces that come under her "microscope." Jebb, in fact, describes her work as "forensic" and her cool composite images, which impartially celebrate materiality, stand in balance to the roiling creative and spiritual forces that inspired the objects on view.
Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination, available in May, is published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and distributed by Yale University Press.
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New Sam's Club tests retail future
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Walmart reorganizes executive ranks
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BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart is realigning its top management to have several executives oversee both online and in-store operations. Chief marketing officer Tony Rogers will now take on online and digital marketing efforts, including for Jet.com, according to an internal company memo cited by The Wall Street Journal. Jeremy King, head of the WalmartLabs engineering


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Mattia Binotto 'happy to not need to be at the circuit' in Bahrain
Scuderia Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto has confirmed that he won't be with the team at the upcoming Bahrain Grand Prix. The Ferrari boss remained at the team's Maranello base for the Turkish Grand Prix, though he did have the ability to talk to drivers over team radio, which he did after the race when Charles Leclerc was venting over an error that saw him drop from P2 to P4 on the final lap.
Reports had emerged that Binotto again wouldn't be with the Scuderia in Bahrain, round 15 of 17 in the 2020 season, and now Binotto himself has confirmed the news.
"I am happy that I do not need to be at the circuit. My role is to be present in difficult times," he said in an interview with Sky Sports, as quoted by Motorsport.com.
"I knew the car was better and these results are welcome and I will not be at the next GP [in Bahrain]. Our drivers will do well. Our car has improved and they are more comfortable behind the wheel. Overall, we showed we have a competitive car. This is the most important thing, because it means that we understand which direction to go. The car has improved and that is a good sign." – he added.
Scuderia Ferrari German driver Sebastian Vettel, who finished on the podium last week in Turkey, his first podium of the season, joked that the team performed better without Mattia Binotto there.
"I think we scored probably the most points this year for us and Mattia wasn't here! If the next race we don't score as many points we try again to leave him at home!" he said as per Crash.net.
"No, I don't think it's related to that. I don't believe in this kind of stuff. I've worked with Laurent already 12 and 13 years ago and I think we have come a long way, I have come a long way and yeah, he does take care of us with Mattia not being here. I think he's a capable guy and as I said, it's not only down to him or down to Mattia. In the end, it's a team effort. There are so many people, so many different links that have to come together to have a good weekend and obviously this weekend we benefit from the conditions, probably the surface and also the wet conditions but yeah, we hope to have good races also the next three."
Finishing P3 and P4 in Turkey has brought Ferrari back in to contention for P3 in the Constructors' Championship.
Their tally of 130 points leaves them 24 behind Racing Point in P3 with three rounds of the season to go.
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We have three bushes that were planted when we built the house and lately they have been growing out of control.
We find ourselves clipping them often and last weekend, I decided to save some of those clippings to make a new wreath.
As long as you attach your clippings all going in the same direction, it is quite easy to make look full.
I even had a bunch of clippings left.
When the wreath was finished, I sprayed it with Wilt Pruf.
I did the same the last time I made a boxwood wreath and it stayed looking good for about 45 days.
For now and as long as it lasts, we will enjoy the pretty green color.
You created a beautiful wreath! I did not know about the spray you mentioned, thank you for sharing this idea. Around here everything is covered in snow and not a green leaf in site. Relatively soon Spring will be here and a wreath will be great!
Love it Maria! Makes me want to make one.
Your wreath looks wonderful! Good for you putting the boxwood clippings to excellent use. Love the green colour and texture of the wreath.
How beautiful, Maria! We have a huge amount of boxwood at the lakehouse and my husband trims them twice each summer. I tried to make a wealth one year but used a glue gun. Disaster!!! I will clip some longer stems this summer and use your ideas. Thanks. This looks beautiful!!
Your wreath is beautiful! I've tried preserving my boxwood clippings but it didn't go too well. I used tinted glycerol. If you give it a go, share a post, I'd love to learn the correct way to do it!
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That is so pretty, Maria Elena! I wish we could grow boxwood in our climate, but I'm not sure we can....probably gets too dry and hot. The preserved boxwood that you can buy is so expensive, and doesn't look nearly as good as your real stuff!
So pretty! It would be great to learn how to preserve them.


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Home My Week in Manga My Week in Manga: July 9-July 15, 2012
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My Week in Manga: July 9-July 15, 2012
I managed to post the most recent Library Love was last week. Similar in format to my weekly quick takes, I'm trying to feature Library Love posts on a bi-monthly schedule, so you can look forward to the next one sometime in September. I also posted my first in-depth manga review for the month, Shigeru Mizuki's semi-autobiographical work NonNonBa. It's a lovely tribute to the woman who inspired his love of yokai. And speaking of Shigeru Mizuki! Another of his semi-autobiographical manga, Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths, was honored with the 2012 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia! Also, Katsuhiro Otomo was inducted into the Eisner Award Hall of Fame.
On to a couple of interesting things I came across online! Over at the Maga UK Anime blog, Helen McCarthy (author of The Art of Osamu Tezuka) has a great article looking at Monkey from The Journey to the West (which I finished reading relatively recently) and his appearances in Japanese film, manga, and anime—Monkeying Around. Library Journal has an interview with Prison Librarian Philip Ephraim on the Positive Effects of Comics. Manga is particularly popular at the prison where he works. Over the weekend PictureBox announced a very exciting license. Currently scheduled for next spring, I'm looking forward to the release of The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame: The Master of Bara Manga a great deal. I am absolutely thrilled to see bara being licensed in English. And finally, don't forget about the upcoming Clamp Manga Moveable Feast which begins next Monday!
Bónd(z) by Tōko Kawai. Bónd(z) collects four of Kawai's boys' love shorts: "[bónd(z)]," "Situation," "Kitan Garden," and "Sakura." Despite being part of Digital Manga's 801 imprint, Bónd(z) is actually fairly tame when it comes to graphic sexual content; the most explicit probably being a genital piercing. The first two stories in the collection were my favorite. Coincidentally, they both involved a pair of best friends coming to terms with the fact that their relationship is more than just that. However, Kawai takes two very different approaches with the stories. "Kitan Garden" is a fluffy and somewhat unusual fantasy. "Sakura" is the oldest work and the least accomplished, but it still has its moments.
Get Jiro! written by Anthony Bourdain and Joel Rose and illustrated by Langdon Foss. I was both a little hesitant and excited when I learned about Get Jiro! Ultimately I decided to give it a try, and I'm glad that I did. Although not without its problems—several plot elements are rushed or not entirely developed, particularly during the story's climax—Get Jiro! is great, violent, bloody fun. (There's even a nod to Akira in there.) Jiro is a phenomenal, and deadly, sushi master who isn't about to let the other chefs-cum-crime lords in a future Los Angeles boss him around. Get Jiro! takes foodie culture to absurd extremes and has a great potential to offend some readers along the way if they would decide to take the comic too seriously. I had a blast reading it, though.
Hikaru no Go, Volumes 21-23 written by Yumi Hotta and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. Everything that takes place after the seventeenth volume of Hikaru no Go seems to me more like an extended epilogue rather than a part of the main story. However, these final volumes do provide a satisfying conclusion to the series as a whole. I respect that Hotta dared to take a more realistic approach to the ending instead of taking an easier way out. Even if you have no interest in or knowledge of go, I do recommend giving Hikaru no Go a chance. It's a great series. The characters are so enthusiastic that I found myself easily swept up in their excitement about go and their struggles to become the best players they can.
Olympos by Aki. I was fairly obsessed with Greek mythology in high school, so I was looking forward to reading the omnibus edition of Olympos. The manga isn't a strict retelling of any of the Greek myths; instead, Aki primarily uses the various gods and settings to create her own tale. Unfortunately, it ends up being too lofty and semi-philosophical for its own good. Occasionally, something interesting or thought-provoking would catch my attention, but for the most part I wasn't engaged enough that I wanted to make the effort to follow the characters' circular conversations. However, Aki does nail the capricious natures of the gods and her artwork is gorgeous. Yen Press' attention to the physical production and quality of the manga makes for a beautiful volume.
The Legend of Korra, Episodes 1-12 created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. I am a huge fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender. I was very excited when I heard that the creators were returning to that world with The Legend of Korra, taking place about seventy years later. Except for the last five minutes or so of the last episode and a couple of casting choices, I was not disappointed with the new series. I particularly enjoyed the updated setting which shows evolution not only in technology but in bending as well. The Legend of Korra is readily accessible to those who never saw its predecessor, but those who have will appreciate some of the nods and references made to it.
Tsuritama directed by Kenji Nakamura. Local legends, social anxiety, fishing, and aliens—an odd combination that Tsuritama somehow manages to make work. The first half of the series is a coming-of-age story while the second half spins off into a hunt for aliens. From the very beginning Tsuritama was a strange series, so the shift in direction actually flows pretty well. Some of the quirkiness did seem a bit forced—a few plot and design elements are outlandish without much justification—but I enjoyed Tsuritama immensely. I couldn't help but watch it with a grin on my face. Visually, the series is a treat with great animation and an appealing style. The story being told can be a bit silly (which I don't at all consider a bad thing) and Tsuritama looks good doing it.
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Leadership solitude is productive solitude, to be used purposely and with an end in mind. When solitude is successful, the result is an insight or a broader view of things, with clear-eyed, inspired conviction. This is the foundation of leadership, the authors assert. The authors make their case through leaders in all walks of life from Dwight Eisenhower and James Mattis, to Jane Goodall and Aung San Suu Kyi.
What we need from leaders is clarity and conviction of purpose; we need to feel their moral courage. Leaders need clarity, conviction and courage to sustain themselves through the inevitable adversity from colleagues, staff, shareholders, the competition, and more.
The leader needs to have lot more "screened-off areas" than there are now. Solitude is not necessarily physical separation from others, or togetherness with nature, it can be found as readily while sitting alone in a restaurant.
It is, simply, "a subjective state of mind, in which the mind, isolated from input from other minds, works through a problem on its own", the authors explain.
Leaders should always feel, and be held responsible for, their decisions because these always have consequences, good and bad. Leaders who bear the consequences must do so to a larger vision, often not fully understood or understandable by others.
This is where solitude plays its part and can produce the clarity to know when the easy path is the wrong one. Clarity is often a difficult thing because the concerns of the present seem to overwhelm the potentially greater concerns that lie in the future.
Solitude offers ways for leaders to obtain greater clarity in many arenas, but they all stem from silencing the din in your mind. With a quiet mind, you then hear the "delicate voice of intuition", which may have already made connections that your conscious mind has not. This is because intuition forms beneath the surface of conscious thought. It is not focused on what you are experiencing now, but instead draws on all your experiences, past and present.
Solitude doesn't take the place of analytical clarity. This hard-won kind of clarity is most often the result of strenuous effort and rigorous syllogistic thought. The more difficult leadership decisions, however - which include decisions about people - are often beyond analytical clarity.
It is after this analytical work that you need solitude to allow your intuition to emerge, your quiet inner voice. If the analysis or recommendation doesn't feel right, you are probably better advised by your intuition.
Solitude is not only required for clarifying which of the available options will be most effective, it is also essential to creativity and the development of a possibility that you were not aware of.
A creative work or idea is often the rejection of established norms of your context, but as often it is new or based on horizontal connections between things that never seemed related. A creative decision is often the convergence of information, intuition, and your values. To arrive at this decision requires solitude.
The psychologist Viktor Frankl explained that between every stimulus and response, there is a space. Silence and solitude create this space, and can elongate it. The space gives you time to develop a creative response to what you're feeling and thinking. Without this solitude there is only reaction.
Added to the value of solitude to decision-making is its value on an emotional level. Many of the people described in the book used silence and solitude to stay grounded.
Leaders must inevitably take on forces larger than themselves, and it is only through clarity and conviction that they can be a match for these forces. Leaders who come to that process with equanimity put no emotional distortion of their own on the scale. And as every leader knows, this equanimity is often more fragile than one lets on.
It is common for leaders with great responsibility to be racked with anxiety. However, no one will choose to follow someone who manifests this anxiety. "The leader needs to have presence, to show up to the moment grounded in one's self, as centred as one can be, ready to hear, to listen, to discern", the authors point out.
James Mattis, a retired four-star Marine Corps general, put it well: "An effective leader is the person who can maintain their balance and reflect, when a lot of people around them are reacting." He sees the single biggest problem of senior leadership in the information age as a lack of reflection.
Solitude allows you to reflect while others are reacting and not only restores emotional balance, but helps to maintain it. I am sure your personal experience, like mine, has led you to distinguish between effective leaders and inferior ones largely informed by their ability to restore their emotional balance.
"Our culture has become more strident than sublime, with a coarseness that has worn away the delicate alloy of beauty and decency that used to be called grace," the authors explain elegantly.
To lead others, you must lead yourself, which the title of the book asserts. Practising solitude is a critical, personal practice that cannot be ignored.
Ian Mann of Gateways consults internationally on leadership and strategy and is the author of Executive Update. Views expressed are his own.