CEO LEARNINGS - by Thomas M. Loarie

The Gift of Life Screams Out in Two Powerful Movies: “The Human Experience” and “Waste Land”

By Thomas M. Loarie

I just watched two excellent, multi-award-winning documentary films—The Human Experience and Waste Land— that each masterfully portray the resilience of the human spirit, the dignity of life, and a deep grati Read more »

The Undivided Life - The Secret to Authenticity, Character, Leadership, Meaning, and Holiness

By Thomas M. Loarie

BOOK REVIEW: The Catholic Briefcase: Tools for Integrating Faith and Work by Randy Hain

I have been intrigued about the onslaught of books over the past decade addressing authenticity (True North), character (Questions of Character), Leadership (Living into Leadership), and meaning in life (Finishing Well and With Purpose). There appears to be a vacuum of wisdom on how to live life. For us Catholics, it is clear that Read more »

Book Review: "The Pope and The CEO," written by a former Swiss Guard

By Thomas M. Loarie

Andreas Widmer, in his early 20s, spent two years protecting Blessed Pope John Paul II as a Pontifical Swiss Guard from 1986 to 1988. As a guard, he could not miss him as he saw and spent time with the Pope more times than he could count. And at 6-feet,9-inches tall, the Pope could not miss Andrew ("my tallest guard," said John Paul) either. After leaving the Vatican, Widmer moved to the U.S. Read more »

The Next World War and What US Leaders Must Focus On

By Thomas M. Loarie

“The Coming Jobs War” by Jim Clifton, Chairman and CEO of Gallup (as in "Gallup polls"), provides a provocative look at our next world war, the war for jobs. Mr. Clifton writes: “If the U.S. Read more »