Note from Art, in proof that great minds think alike, I woke up, crafted today’s post and then read Greg’s latest only to see that he had referenced me.  While this may look like a well-orchestrated mutual admiration campaign, I can assure you that it was purely coincidental.  Don’t let his questionable taste in liking my blog detract from his remarkable writing!

Searching through the sea of business and leadership blogs has become a bit like a treasure hunt. I enjoy searching for great voices that have not yet jumped out of the search engines and on to everyone’s screen.  Given the umpteen gazillion blogs in the world, it’s not surprising that there are some remarkable voices laboring away in the background.  

One of those that deserves to be front and center is Greg Strouse’s Tales from an XOD, Stories, Advice and Opinions on Working, Managing and Surviving the Corporate World.

A little background.  Greg uses the term XOD as short for Executive on Demand, which is how he characterizes his professional self.  I met Greg on the phone a couple of years ago when he started his blog and was impressed.  He’s a great, straight-shooting, creative and super-experienced professional with an easy to read, entertaining and wisdom packed approach to writing. 

For some reason I lost track of Greg and his blog for a period of time, and it was my good fortune to reconnect with him recently.  I went through a year’s worth of his weekly posts and kicked myself for missing out on these.  Frankly, I’m just a bit jealous that he’s a better writer than I am and clearly a lot funnier as well!

I encourage you to take some time to check out Greg’s work at Tales from an XOD and make certain to subscribe.  We’ll all be wiser and feel a bit better about the world in the process. 

Some of my favorite, recent posts from Greg:

“You’re Kidding Me, Right,” where he engages with an airline representative on the use of his middle name in a scene that could easily have been written into a Seinfeld script and then follows it up with another brilliant example from yet another inept airline.

“Death to Smoochy,” tackles the topic of the current “economic conditions” with another fascinating discussion with his bank and some timely suggestions for businesses that are sleepwalking through this time. 

“Logo Your Way to Success,“ where Greg suggests (tongue in cheek) that perhaps the Detroit Lions might reverse their winless ways by changing their logo.

“Don’t Know Everything” and “Hey Do You Still Make that Killer Meatloaf” offer up some great advice for leaders, owners and entrepreneurs.

OK, I could keep going on here, but I will leave the joy of discovery to you.  I find it hard to quit reading Greg’s posts, both for the wit and for the great lessons, quotes and examples.  I hope that you enjoy his work as much as I do, and don’t forget to take the time to let me…and more importantly, let Greg know what you think.