Takin’ Care of Business
Volume XXII, Number 21 (Issue 1077) May 20, 2024 Takin’ Care of Business What comes to mind when you hear that expression? For some, it is the song by Bachman-Turner Overdrive. If you are among that group, my sincere apologies for planting that nasty earworm. For others I suspect the phrase “takin’ care of business” conjures […]
Choosing Between Competing Alternatives
Volume XXII, Number 20 (Issue 1076) May 13, 2024 Choosing Between Competing Alternatives When was the last time you were faced with having to choose between competing alternatives? It probably happened earlier today. If not, I can guarantee it will happen soon. For instance, you had to decide about do I read today’s Musing now, later, […]
A Different Point of View
Volume XXII, Number 18 (Issue 1074) April 29, 2024 A Different Point of View One of the things I find gratifying is hearing from readers who take the time to offer a comment, critique, word of thanks, or compliment regarding something that has appeared in this space. Naturally, compliments are preferred but I appreciate feedback regardless […]
Where a Weed Is Allowed to Grow…
Volume XXII, Number 17 (Issue 1073) April 22, 2024 Where a Weed Is Allowed to Grow… … more are sure to follow. Please note the “a” in today’s title. Should you attempt to Google the phrase as I did to determine its origins, even with the “a” included, the search results begin and end with legal […]
Nothing Like a Venn Diagram
Volume XXII,Number 15 (Issue 1071) April 8, 2024 Nothing Like a Venn Diagram Let’s hear it for the good old Venn Diagram (see illustration below)! When it comes to explaining certain affinities, differences, and possible sources of tension and conflict, this depiction of set theory comes in pretty handy. For those who may be struggling […]
Stuck in a RUT
Volume XXII, Number 14 (Issue 1070) April 1, 2024 Stuck in a RUT R.U.T. Routine Until Toxic (or worse, Terminal) With today being April Fool’s Day the temptation to try to prank you with a bogus message is almost too much to resist. After all, Monday and April First do not align that frequently. However, […]
Ask the Experts
Volume XXII, Number 13 (Issue 1069) March 25, 2024 Ask the Experts Today’s title might suggest I am on the cusp of delivering a self-serving message. We do, after all, hold our firm and ourselves out to be experts – at least in a couple of fields. However, today’s topic has little to do with […]
Riding to the Rescue
Volume XXII, Number 12 (Issue 1068) March 18, 2024 Riding to the Rescue Growing up in suburban America in the late fifties and early sixties, many of my Saturday mornings were spent either watching cartoons like Mighty Mouse with its theme song, “Here I come to save the day, that means that Mighty Mouse is […]
When Falsehoods Are Taken to be Facts
Volume XXII, Number 11 (Issue 1057) March 11, 2024 When Falsehoods Are Taken to be Facts The late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan is credited with saying, “Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but not their own facts”. That comment comes to mind on a regular basis – particularly when we engage clients in a […]
Ten Things that Matter
Volume XXII, Number 10 (Issue 1066) March 4, 2024 Ten Things that Matter The other day I came upon a statement in a book I was reading that went something like this, “the character of our leaders matters.” The significance of that comment was not lost on me then, nor has it been far from […]