An Aha Moment
Volume XXII, Number 49 (Issue 1105) | December 2, 2024 An Aha Moment Last Monday as part of my daily devotional I read the following passage from Psalms 25. He leads the humble in what is right, And teaches the humble in his way. I have probably read that verse and the eight that precede it nine […]
A Lesson for Emerging Leaders
Volume XXII, Number 48 (Issue 1104) | November 25, 2024 A Lesson for Emerging Leaders Born in 1803, Leon Faucher, a French politician who began life during the final decade of the Age of Enlightenment (c. 1685-1815), proposed that the power to effect change and lead people is the product of two forces: enlightenment and hard work. […]
Knowledge v. Wisdom
Volume XXII, Number 47 (Issue 1103) | November 18, 2024 Knowledge v. Wisdom I am a fan of the game show Jeopardy. Given the opportunity to watch that show I try to play along. But I will confess rare is the half-hour where I am competent in one category, let alone sufficiently studied to be competitive […]
Life is Not Meant to be a Zero-sum Game
Volume XXII, Number 46 (Issue 1102) | November 11, 2024 Life is Not Meant to be a Zero-sum Game Unfortunately, some among us approach life as if it were both zero-sum and a game. Many more think of life as if it were one-hundred percent zero-sum – that is, your basic win-lose paradigm. For every winner, there […]
Connecting the Dots
Volume XXII, Number 45 (Issue 1101) | November 4, 2024 Connecting the Dots Innovations in technology have led to the elimination of countless jobs. Mine may soon fall into that category when you consider the rise of AI. AI is already replacing the need for writers; soon it may take over the role of most management consultants […]
Content and Context
Volume XXII, Number 44 (Issue 1100) | October 28, 2024 Content and Context Today marks the eleven hundredth issue of Musings. That is one essay (mini sermon as some have described it) a week for more than twenty-one years. It is a milestone I never envisioned let alone expected to reach when I sent the first issue to […]
One-Track Mind
Volume XXII, Number 43 (Issue 1099) | October 21, 2024 One-Track Mind Our one-year-old grandson has a one-track mind. His first and still near constant word is not Momma or Dada, but “ball.” He is obsessed with balls. At our house alone there must be twenty balls of differing sizes and colors that he points to, toddles […]
It’s the Impact
Volume XXII, Number 42 (Issue 1098) | October 14, 2024 It’s the Impact This past week I was privileged to be in the audience when Dr. Renu Khator, President and Chancellor of the University of Houston, delivered her annual State of the University address. Like so many other “State of…” addresses leaders give, it was […]
Additional Thoughts on Trust
Volume XXII, Number 41 (Issue 1097) | October 7, 2024 Additional Thoughts on Trust Two weeks ago, (Volume XXII, Number 39) we looked at “Who Do You Trust?” As I have continued to reflect on that topic, it has called to mind a couple of behaviors that are essential to earning and retaining others’ trust as in […]
We Are Stewards
Volume XXII, Number 40 (Issue 1096) | September 30, 2024 We Are Stewards Acknowledge it or not, you and I are stewards. That means we are responsible for the care of a great many things. The question is, are we good stewards? This topic found its way to my radar recently following a round of conversations about […]