–BY SCHON BEECHLER
I had made it through the holidays without the whirl of my hard drive interrupting the quiet peacefulness of warm New Zealand summer days. Now it was time to get back to work. Among the sea of junkmail in my inbox, the annual Christmas letter from Sam, an alum from my Columbia Senior Executive program over a decade ago, beckoned. With a smile, I clicked on it, expecting the usual newsy letter from Sam on life in Asia, his health, and job-related challenges and opportunities. But this year’s letter was different…. (more…)
