Monday Morning Musings Volume XXIV, Number 32 (Issue 1193) August 10, 2026 Battling Complacency – Part III Connections and Actuators Teamwork and Teammates At our core humans are social creatures. In order to survive, let alone function effectively, we need others in our life. More to the point, if we are to form and sustain beneficial relationships, we must enter into
Monday Morning Musings Volume XXIV, Number 31 (Issue 1192) August 3, 2026 Battling Complacency – Part II: Connections and Actuators The Work There are a number of things that factor into our work and workday that can either cause or reduce the risk of complacency. For example, consider the Venn Diagram (Figure 1) below. Here the green circle represents an
Monday Morning Musings Volume XXIV, Number 30 (Issue 1191 ) July 27, 2026 Battling Complacency – Part I The solution to last week’s puzzle was complacency. In addition to hearing from puzzle players, I also received comments from multiple readers who expressed their frustration with varying degrees of complacency that they feel exist within their respective organizations. In fact, the volume
Monday Morning Musings Volume XXIV, Number 29 (Issue 1190 ) July 20, 2026 Inaction – The Ultimate Existential Threat How often have you heard someone make reference to an existential threat? Perhaps I have become acutely aware of the term’s popularity due to its growing use by the talking heads I routinely listen to. Or, it may be the actual threat
Monday Morning Musings Volume XXIV, Number 28 (Issue 1189 ) July 13, 2026 Character Still Matters What do you stand for? In this case, the word “stand” is key since it represents action. Thus, rather than asking about your value system or what you believe in, what I really want to know is what are the things you are prepared to
Monday Morning Musings Volume XXIV, Number 27 (Issue 1188 ) July 6, 2026 Time Flies… .. and life goes by fast. Super-fast! So, take care not to miss the good parts by dwelling on the things that do not go your way. Instead, learn from your missteps and the things that go wrong. Then turn the page. Should that next page
