Eating Crow, the art of apology

“I recently had the opportunity, responsibility and privilege of apologizing to a colleague.” “You mean you HAD to apologize to someone, right?” “Well, I didn’t HAVE to, I chose to take advantage of the opportunity to clear things up. It was my responsibility in that I contributed to the misunderstanding at least 50%. It was [...]

By |2021-01-19T09:45:43-04:00July 2nd, 2018|Character, Communication, Life|1 Comment

Rules – should you break ‘em?

I was recently in the home of friends who have a LARGE family. How large? Large enough to field almost any sports team from their ranks; large enough to be lovingly referred to as “the swarm”; large enough to make me – the youngest of two children – take notice of all the “activity”. Yet, [...]

By |2021-01-19T09:45:43-04:00May 15th, 2018|Character, Life|0 Comments

Criticism – can you take it?

The British monarchy is known as a bit stuffy, centuries-old institution that is much revered by the British people. It was almost beyond criticism. But in the 1950’s, the national post-war mood in Britain was shifting. In August 1957, John Grigg, aka Lord Altrincham, published a scorching public criticism in his own National and English Review [...]

A shortcut isn’t and quick fixes aren’t and don’t

Dr. Louis Binstock once said, “Too often the shortcut, the line of least resistance, is responsible for evanescent and unsatisfactory success.” Allow me to translate: “A shortcut is the longest distance between two points.” We're all guilty of taking shortcuts now and again, whether it’s not signaling to change lanes or using a chair instead [...]

By |2016-08-10T19:28:03-04:00August 10th, 2016|Life, Strategy, Thinking Differently|0 Comments
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