I’ve been thinking quite a lot about the negative consequences of the degradation of discourse and its amplification across the Internet. I’ve come to feel that it has led to a general coarsening and oppressiveness of dialogue in general, including inside many businesses and business interactions.
It occurred to me...
“You have to be careful if you don’t know where you are going, because you might not get there.”—Yogi Berra
As always with Yogi, the more you think about his seemingly inane comments the more you realize the depth and wisdom they contain.
As an Implementer member of the EOS Worldwide...
In my last missive, Thoughtful Anger, I ended with a couple of personal stories about the power of politeness. The day after it went live I saw a story about how the city of Syracuse New York has done me one better and used the power of politeness to...
“Anyone can become angry—that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way—that is not easy.” Aristotle, The Nichomachean Ethics
Everyone seems to be angry much more often and with much stronger intensity...
Does everyone you know love their job? Do most of them? Do you?
Or do you find it hard to climb out of bed when you know you’ll soon be at work?
I’ve noticed over the years that quite a few, perhaps a majority, of people really don’t like the work...
Recently I had the good fortune to come across the work of the British neurobiologist Semir Zeki, author of Inner Vision: An Exploration of Art and the Brain, a seminal book in the field of neuroaesthetics.
Why am I so excited about finding Zeki? In his own words, “In our...
Someone called me adorable. During a business conversation.
I was in Namibia speaking with a local businesswoman. We were discussing NICE, The Namibian Institute of Culinary Excellence, and how it operates. Travel tip: NICE has an excellent and very interesting restaurant operated by the students.
I was taken aback of...
It happened! My brain went blank. Four referrals to company founders over a few weeks. Clients calling with emergencies requiring my help…tomorrow. Requests for me to be a good board member and help raise some funds. Lots of scheduled client activities and associated travel. And my mother needing help...