Author Archives: Harry Katz

The Deepest Well

Posted on December 26, 2018 by Harry Katz

The Deepest Well is a book about the life-long health impacts of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Continue reading →

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Origin Story

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Harry Katz

Every religion, every culture, and every nation has its origin story. Origin stories tell us who we are, where we come from, how we got here, and how we should live with one another. They give us a common understanding … Continue reading →

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On Writing

Posted on October 20, 2018 by Harry Katz

On Writing:  A Memoir of the Craft By Stephen King Scribner, New York, 2000 I’ve posted before that there are two kinds of books about writing: those that focus mainly on the craft of writing, and those focused on the … Continue reading →

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The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Posted on September 16, 2018 by Harry Katz

The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan is brilliantly written and utterly harrowing. During World War II, an estimated 200,000 Asian civilian laborers and 60,000 Allied prisoners of war were used as forced labor by the Japanese … Continue reading →

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Informal Leadership: Leading Without Authority

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Harry Katz

During a lunchroom conversation at work the other day, a colleague asked how you can lead without authority. How can you be an effective leader without having the formal or positional authority of a VP, director or manger? It’s a … Continue reading →

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We Don’t Say Goodbye Anymore

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Harry Katz

A while ago I was watching an episode of Murdoch Mysteries, a detective series set in Toronto in the late 1890’s. At the end of the episode our hero, Detective William Murdoch, says goodbye to the visiting Egyptologist who was … Continue reading →

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Blackfish City

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Harry Katz

Blackfish City By Sam J. Miller HarperCollins, New York, 2018 A warrior woman comes to the city of Qannaq in a small skiff accompanied by an orca and a polar bear.  Who is she?  Why has she come?  What’s her … Continue reading →

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Crucial Conversations

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Harry Katz

Have you ever had a conversation with someone and they suddenly got defensive? Maybe you were talking with your partner or your child and you brought up some behavior of theirs that you found annoying or troubling. They took it … Continue reading →

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Principles

Posted on July 7, 2018 by Harry Katz

I don’t often read books by celebrity CEOs. They can be jejune; more a testament to the author’s ego and less about providing any real insight or substance. Principles by Ray Dalio is a partial exception. There’s ego here for … Continue reading →

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Fast Train to Mordor: Trump v. Hawaii

Posted on July 1, 2018 by Harry Katz

Reading through the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Hawaii – the Muslim travel ban case – is like drifting off to sleep on an ordinary commuter train headed for home and then being jolted awake when it shudders to … Continue reading →

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