Truths in the workplace
Last week, I attended a three-day conference titled “Truth Matters,” which got me thinking about the concept of truth as it pertains to the workplace when we’re living in a…
Last week, I attended a three-day conference titled “Truth Matters,” which got me thinking about the concept of truth as it pertains to the workplace when we’re living in a…
Even after living here for 14 years, I still hear American English phrases I don’t understand. Just this weekend, I heard someone say: “Don’t just phone it in.” I’ve come…
I love singing, but for some reason, I don’t like whistling — there’s something about whistling for me that sounds like chalk scratching on a blackboard. My brother-in-law whistles a…
I have a friend and his name is Hal. He is the kind of man I’d like to grow to become. Hal is a good man and a wonderful grandfather.…
I was standing in my favorite bagel store recently, waiting for my order to be processed and struck up a conversation with a stranger also waiting for hers. She started…
Awhile back, I picked up a ticket from a police officer in Muscatine, Iowa. My crime? I drove over a STOP line at about 7 mph. When one of Iowa’s…
In sports, we’ll often talk of a Most Valuable Player, or the MVP. The letters MVP make me think how we can reduce the complexity of all organizations into a…