The Language of Organizational Life
I am still out of sorts from the events experienced last Friday. Goodbyes take their toll. Anyhow let me begin to move on through my writing. I keep a deck of cards on my desk at work. These are not playing cards. The card deck is called the "Creative Whack Pack" created by Roger Von Oech. ... Continue Reading →
I am reading a wonderful book titled, "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking". Author Susan Cain has written the book I have wanted to read for years. I will share more from this book and its careful research in future posts. I thought I knew much on... Continue Reading →
I came across an article titled, "Don't Bother Earning These Five Degrees". Oh no. I bet my college degree made the list. As I read the article I felt better as #1 Architecture and #2 Philosophy made the list. So far so good ... Hum, there I am at #3, Anthropology. A Degree that I... Continue Reading →
Here we are, Thanksgiving Day is here in America. Time for family, football and turkey. As I think back on my memory of this holiday, I remember once when I celebrated Thanksgiving far from home. I was on an extended trip through Egypt after graduating college. On the day of Thanksgiving back home I would... Continue Reading →
I attend two standing meetings each Thursday. The first is my weekly staff meeting with my three direct report managers. The second is a cross-departmental meeting focused on operational issues. Both meetings are remarkable and I look forward to attending. Yes, poor meetings abound in the business world. Yet these two meetings work and for very... Continue Reading →
A "Preview Button" for my job would be great. The ability to review and test decisions before I fully commit and "publish". As I write this blog entry, there it is - the Preview Button. I use it several times before I publish my blog posts. I can see how my post appears our there in the real... Continue Reading →
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