You just decided to take action on an issue and immediately knew it was wrong, so you made corrections, but it still wasn't good. The next day you are sure something different needs to be said or done, but you can't think of what. What do you do? Most of us will spend days…
I'm happy, thank you, is what most will quickly say when asked, even though they are not! So why do people say they are? Why not be honest and tell the…
In the mid to late 80s, I worked at a manufacturing plant that will always be my favorite location. I came to it as the first manager from outside the…
Life is, and should be, simple. Unfortunately, we human beings, one by one and collectively, make it complicated and often stressful. Can we make it…
Growing up on the farm allowed me to learn all sorts of lessons nearly daily. Lee owned the farm east of Dad's, raising sheep, corn, oats, and alfalfa…
Once in a while, you see something that stops you in your tracks, and you can't let it go. Today's parable is one of those for me, and I'm also hoping…
Principles are essential; we rarely talk about them and frequently don't have any or can't articulate them; WHY? First, they expose our soft side or…
Have you heard of "a hero for the day?" About a hundred years ago, I started randomly anointing a person as my hero for the day. I am confident it's an…
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