This post was first published on July 11, 2021. Since then the number of new Covid cases has spiked to all time highs, and among the already vaccinated the variant is causing thousands of “breakthrough” cases where symptoms can range from mild to severe. Almost all (99%) of the hospitalizations and deaths are among the
This is a revised post from March of 2017. It has little to do with athletics except as a reference. It was written around the time of March Madness, the college basketball playoffs for determining an NCAA college championship. You have to smile at some of the terms – sweet sixteen, elite eight and final
Who’s winning? The earth is flat, the Holocaust didn’t happen, the moon landing was a Hollywood studio production, the climate crisis isn’t serious and Covid 19, that data says killed over 600,000 people in the United States, was a hoax. For some humorous flat-earth perspective: https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2016/jan/26/earth-totally-flat-conspiracy-bob A favorite saying of mine is “Denial is not
A crisis is not a tragedy. A crisis is a crossroads, a crossing, a time when careful, thoughtful management and making difficult choices are required. The current crisis in teaching kids has to do not only with history but also with values and beliefs. We have seen the great divide in the USA between those
With gratitude to Peter Senge, who talks often about decentralizing the role of leadership in order to enhance the capacity of all people to work toward healthier human systems, I offer these observations, insights and experiences. As leaders, we are acutely aware of trying to meet the needs of multiple constituencies – directors, associates, colleagues,
The mythical story of Psyche, Amor and Venus has to do with love lost and found, the joy and suffering along the way, hard work and humiliation, as well as the comfort, support and assistance of others. It is easy to recognize in this story of Psyche the human soul, which is purified by passions
