Memory Lane
Volume XXII, Number 52 (Issue 1108) | December 23, 2024 Memory Lane In the next few days, we are going to see a lot of lists reminding us of the year that was. It might be an In Memoria piece recapping those who were in the public eye that we lost in 2024. Other lists will remind us of […]
Might as Well be Ancient History
Volume XXII, Number 51 (Issue 1107) | December 16, 2024 Might as Well be Ancient History My current read is a book that examines generational differences. I have studied this issue in the past, but it has been a few years, so it was time for a refresher – particularly since there is a new generation making […]
Perfect the Pivot
Volume XXII, Number 50 (Issue 1106) | December 9, 2024 Perfect the Pivot “Pivot” is so embedded in today’s management speak that it has achieved the same dubious distinction as “think outside the box,” “circle the wagons,” and “put a pin in it.” So, it was during a recent conversation with the CEO of one of our […]
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 […]