CELEBRATE SPRING TODAY and LEARN FROM MOTHER
When the Julian calendar was established around 45 BC, a date in March was fixed for the vernal equinox, that time and moment in the Spring when night and day are of equal length. It has to do with the tilt of the earth toward the sun and at this time it’s approximately zero. But
0LEADING CHANGE
The most effective leadership will include dimensions of change whether leading change in strategies, in goals, programs or personnel. If change is inevitable, then the question is what kinds of specific change does your organization need and what resources do you need to move forward? Do you need a cultural shift, systemic change or do
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LESS IS MORE
This phrase, “less is more” appeared in a love poem (line78) in 1855 by Robert Browning , “Andrea del Sarto” called The Faultless Painter. The phrase was adopted by Mies van der Rohe, an architect whom I studied briefly in an undergraduate course called “The House.” He, along with a number of others, including Frank
0TEN LESSONS LEARNED IN A 50-YEAR CAREER
1. Keep learning alive – Commit to becoming a life-long learner and whether or not you are an early adopter, consider how the world has changed and you along with it. If you are not growing and changing you are falling behind because to stand still is to lose ground. You can
0JANUARY 2015 (in 55 words)
Another “new” year, one after the other, Marked by a special moment in time; Measured in some way, even celebrated. Once we turned the page on a hanging wall calendar Or in a day timer, diary or log Now some digital device gives us day, date and time. Effortless, without even needing to Remember anything.
0NO FUTURE IN BEING BUSY
I receive at least a dozen or more emails, telephone calls or messages each week that are filled with comments about how busy someone is and I am sometimes guilty of the same kind of remark, although now that I am conscious of saying it, I can avoid the trap. For those who must travel
0CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER
When I saw the title for this position, it set me to wondering. Perhaps the Mid-Pacific Institute felt the need or the desire to have such a person on their senior staff and I am confident they gave it much thought before establishing the job. Kudos to them! However, in this era of specialization and
0LIFE CHANGES, SOMETIMES SUDDENLY
I received word on Wednesday, January 21, that a 44 year old, outstanding, visionary surgeon in Boston was shot and killed by a deranged man who was upset by his mother’s death. As you might guess, he then turned the gun on himself. I thought immediately of the surgeon’s wife, pregnant with their fourth child
0FREEDOM TO CHOOSE AND SCHOOL CHOICE
We grow up in this country believing that freedom is perhaps the most important value that one can hold and cherish. The following sentence has often been called one of, if not the most famous in the world, and has been used repeatedly to bear witness to that belief. “We hold these truths to be
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