Michael W. Peregrine

1 week ago | forbes.com | Michael W. Peregrine

Sports vignettes can often provide valuable leadership lessons, whether by actions on the field, in the clubhouse or in the front office. All too often, however, those lessons are inherently negative; e.g., “palms up” body language from team stars; coaches who lose the respect of their players; impatient owners who make rash termination decisions.

2 weeks ago | law.com | Michael W. Peregrine |Ashley Hoff

Government policy documents are, by and large, dull and dry instruments which don’t commend themselves to board of directors’ awareness, much less review. But policies of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) that address corporate criminal enforcement priorities are a different story entirely. That’s why corporate general counsel may seek to share with the board the key themes of the DOJ Criminal Division’s White Collar Enforcement Plan (“the Plan”) released on May 12.

2 weeks ago | forbes.es | Michael W. Peregrine

El papa León XIV, en su breve mandato como líder de la Iglesia Católica Romana, ha predicado un mensaje de inclusión que ha revitalizado tanto a católicos como a no católicos. No es descabellado suponer que su relativa juventud, su ascendencia estadounidense y su visión de liderazgo similar a la del Papa Francisco resonarán en los círculos seculares, desde las aulas hasta las salas de juntas.

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Michael W. Peregrine

Pope Leo XIV, in his short tenure as leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has preached a message of inclusivity that has energized Catholics and non-Catholics alike. It’s no stretch to presume that his relative youth, American heritage and similar vision of leadership as Pope Francis will resonate in secular halls – from classrooms to boardrooms.

3 weeks ago | chicagotribune.com | Michael W. Peregrine

The intersection of Lake Street and Wacker Drive is well known for several reasons. For the confluence of the Chicago River branches. For the hazards of the tricky pedestrian crossings. For the cold wind that often roars down Lake Street from the west. But history remembers it for this reason: It’s the site of the “Wigwam” assembly hall, where Abraham Lincoln accepted the Republican presidential nomination on May 18, 1860. Bet you didn’t know that. But maybe you should.