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That annoying, persistent sound has been going on for days. It’s the sound of a bird (a robin) smashing into our front windows, over and over again. After some research I learned that this strange behavior is quite common for certain breeds of [...]

Faster than a speeding bullet. We used to say that about Superman, but now it refers to the rate of change going on in our culture. Most people think the U.S. economic downturn is solely the result of collapsing financial institutions on Wall Street and bursting of housing market bubbles. Sure, they played and are [...]

It seems relatively easy (and almost popular these days) for some people to deceive others, even those closest to them. At times deception is done in the name of “protecting” a person. Sometimes it’s used as a tactic to help a company or a person get a bigger and better deal, to secure or preserve [...]

When I was growing up, I was taught that eavesdropping was wrong. Many years later, when I went to law school, I was taught that anything you say can be used against you in a court of law. In business school I learned how important it is to protect a company’s (and a person’s) good [...]

How wonderful it was to hear some genuinely good news in the media! Yesterday, after a “double bird strike” knocked out both engines of his Airbus 320 aircraft, US Airways pilot Chesley Sullenberger made an emergency landing on the Hudson River, saving all 155 people aboard. They are calling it the “Hudson River Miracle” and [...]

Something about the start of a new calendar year inspires many people to renew their commitment to getting healthy. One of the best things we can do for ourselves to “get healthy” is to become really clear about who we are not.
Our culture is one of constant comparison. When we compare ourselves, our company, our [...]