I am not a pack rat. In fact, at home, I have a six-month rule -- if we haven't looked at or used something for over six months, out it goes. (To be truthful, my wife has a separate rule which requires us to fill the basement to overflowing before … [Continue reading]
Stationary Movement
I'm a big fan of Joseph Campbell. Campbell reviewed religions and mythologies around the world to identify the common stories we tell to better understand ourselves and our place in the cosmos. One point that Campbell made regarding Buddhism has … [Continue reading]
Nothing ever happens until it happens for the first time
The above is a quote from the CFO of Goldman Sachs concerning the the current economy. To me, this quote defines how we got to where we are. The financial models used to measure risk were 99% accurate. Unfortunately, the 1% happened and it happened … [Continue reading]
The Unfear of the Known
Perhaps the best words of advice I received in the business world was to hire people who are not like me. The point was, when you want to build a team, you don't need -- or want -- a lot of people who think and act the same way; you need contrasting … [Continue reading]
Falling off a bike
My daughter is riding her bike in the driveway right now. Last year, I took her to a school parking lot and in an hour, got her to pedal on her own. Yesterday, she started getting the hang of starting on her own. If any of you have children, … [Continue reading]
Making Beds
This week, has been a week I've been thinking hard about teams. Specifically, how do people get beyond their own individual motives to work with each other. Ironically, I ran across a June 2006 Fortune Magazine article on teams about a Wharton … [Continue reading]
Phillipsburg
The Autumn before my Father died, we visited Phillipsburg, Montana. That previous Summer, before the surgery that left him unable to speak, my Dad had mentioned that his father had taken him to Phillipsburg and he wanted to see if he could recognize … [Continue reading]
10 Ways to Say “No” to Your Boss and Live to Tell about It
Tell me if this has ever happened. You come into the office with a list of things that absolutely has to get done and you get a phone call, e-mail, "head poking in the cubicle" from your boss with some urgent task guaranteed to take you off your … [Continue reading]
Anchovies and Ashwater
A year back, I took a trip to Spain with my family. It was our first time there and we spent our time in the Andalucia portion of Spain -- Granada, Sevilla, Cordoba, Ronda -- which is an area marked with the history of the Moors and the beginnings … [Continue reading]
Bugs on a windshield
I got lost in San Antonio. A while back, during a conference, I had a few hours to kill and a rental car. I looked at a map, saw a road called "Scenic Loop", and took it. It was a pretty drive, through mesquite and past riding stables. I then … [Continue reading]
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