by September 29, 2024 10:22 am
-Roots like redwoods
Trees fascinate me. Perhaps it is because I grew up in the home of a tree trimmer. My dad spent his entire working life in trees. I can easily recall…
by September 29, 2024 10:22 am
-Trees fascinate me. Perhaps it is because I grew up in the home of a tree trimmer. My dad spent his entire working life in trees. I can easily recall…
by June 25, 2024 12:41 pm
-When I first heard about Masaru Emoto’s research, I was skeptical. The late Masaru Emoto was a Japanese businessman and pseudoscientist who claimed that positive human intention could affect the…
by February 11, 2024 8:10 am
-Do these thoughts sound familiar? “I don’t want to tick that person off.” “I don’t have time to deal with people’s feelings.” “Don’t rock the boat.” “Maybe if I ignore…
by December 5, 2023 8:23 am
-The popular phrase “executive presence” can mean different things to different people. Some define it as the way an executive leader presents themselves to others. Although true, there are more…
by November 17, 2022 12:02 pm
-In the 1950s, kids with cystic fibrosis (CF) rarely lived past the age of 10. The lack of understanding of the genetic defect that caused CF left medical researchers aimlessly…
by March 30, 2022 4:05 pm
-Notorious conman Victor Lustig was inspired for his next great con while passing through France in 1925. Lustig read a local Parisian newspaper article that noted the ever-increasing cost burden…
by October 5, 2021 8:26 am
-In 2008, I decided to go back to school while working full time. Because I was motivated, I assumed I could handle a large course load. I decided to take…
by April 9, 2021 10:20 am
-I was driving home late at night, anxious to return home. As I passed the car in front of me, it made a sharp turn into my lane without warning….
by January 3, 2021 12:45 pm
-I can still remember the feeling of handling the controls of the small plane flying over Beaver Lake. The scenery was beautiful, and the sense of momentary control of the…
by September 24, 2020 8:20 am
-As a leader, how comfortable are you with pausing? For me, one of the hardest things you can ask me to do is to stand still when I think I…
by July 19, 2020 3:24 pm
-As a leader, maybe you don’t think of yourself as a poker player. You may not know a thing about “the flop” or a “bad beat” when playing cards. However,…