They say that March comes in roaring like a lion and that certainly seems to be the case on my end as I have two exciting news items to share with my readers.

First up, I’d like to share the news of a new column called “Real Leadership” which I’ll be co-writing with S Max Brown for Incentive magazine. Our first piece can be found in this month’s issue and it’s called “Real Leadership: The Power of a Compliment”. You can read an online version of this column at this link. I’d like to thank Max for inviting me to join him in yet another co-writing venture.

The second news piece is my interview on the “Business Buzz” radio program, hosted by Susan T. Spencer, which can be heard on “WomensRadio”. The show is called “Something That Women Have and Men Want” where Susan and I discuss the importance of empathy in business and leadership. During this interview, I share 3 key steps leaders can take to build their sense of empathy to become a more effective leader.

You can listen to this interview in the player below, or you can listen to it on the “WomensRadio” website by clicking on this link.

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I’d like to thank Susan for inviting me to share my thoughts on this subject and for the interesting discussion on this issue.

Recently, I was invited by Alvin Mitchell, who runs the website All-swagga.com, to talk about what I think it means being a father in today’s world. As I’ve shared through my writings (if not the design of my website), being a father is very important to me and so I was more than happy to talk about fatherhood and being a man in his “5 Minute Interview” series.

I’d like to thank Alvin for asking me to participate in his series and for giving me a chance to talk about another one of my greatest passions – that of being a parent.

You can read this short interview where I share my thoughts on being a father and manhood by clicking here.

This week, I found a great resource for those who are interested in learning more about the process of creative storytelling. Fox Searchlight arranged an interview with director Ridley Scott for a few of their interns where he shared his thoughts and experiences on how he goes about creating a filmed work. For myself, I found this informal talk with the renowned director of such films as “Blade Runner” and “Alien” (can you tell I’m a sci-fi fan?) to be both a source of inspiration and knowledge for my work as a writer/director for the internet drama series I also co-produce, “Star Trek: Unity“. Of course, I think Sir Ridley Scott’s presentation would be of great interest to anyone who wishes to learn more about how he approaches directing the films he’s made, if not the creative process of bringing a story to life.

The interview is split into four parts, all of which I’ve embedded into this entry for easy viewing.

NOTE: The interview features some coarse language during the course of the conversation.

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