The Difficulty of Describing Loneliness by Phillip B. Williams

Founder-CEOs on managing loneliness at the top

Even if you have co-founders or an amazing C-Level team, ‘CEO’ is singular for a reason: there’s only one of you at the company.  You’re the one person expected to know all the answers and make the final decisions. You’re the one person responsible for both day-to-day operations and long-term growth. You’re the one person that connects the company and employees to the board and investors (or shareholders).  There’s no doubt about it: being a CEO…

The Difficulty of Describing Loneliness by Phillip B. Williams

“real madness came/ That day shadows began to cast people everywhere” —Bob Kaufman Shadows peeled themselves from the ground and laidflesh flat against concrete warmed by the flesh,against grass petrichored into potion,green gabardine of blades etching intohuman writhing. Shadows stepped dark-up intothe sun, erected a statuesque void,looting light. They dragged skin across asphalt,traced blood like fresh lipstick on mirrors kissednarcissisticall…