August 1, 2014 Do You Really Need To Change the Whole World? It’s an intoxicating, noble and exciting idea isn’t it? Who doesn’t want to “change the world?” It would be great for an individual to take some sort of action and bring about widespread and permanent change to the entire universe. Or would it? What if that change you made disrupted otherwise peaceful and stable situations? Ever heard of the butterfly effect? Most of us are good-hearted, well-meaning individuals, and many of us have a desire or drive to help others. Rather than thinking “globally,” as in “changing the world,” might it not be better to think more specifically, trying to…
April 29, 2010 Don’t Be A Cardboard Cutout! You know what I mean, right? Those life-sized, full color blowups of real people, mounted to foamboard, cut all the way around, and then propped up so they look like a real person? A few phrases come to mind here… “Light’s on, but no one’s home” “As useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle” or a new favorite “The wheel’s spinning but the hamster’s dead.” Don’t be that guy! Bring your brain, your motivation, your desire to do a good job, to every meeting, conversation, activity you do all day long! Show you are listening, by repeating back, using different…
