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Multitasking is a Myth

This post introduces a recent essay on the dangers of multitasking and the importance of deliberately choosing ...

We All Lead by Example

This post introduces a recent essay on four imperatives for living and leading by example.  When we smile, ...

Average is the Enemy

This post introduces a recent essay on the danger of using averages for making decisions or evaluating ...

What is the Question?

This post introduces a recent essay on mobilizing teams and making decisions during difficult times. When ...

Managers Manage Well, Even During Pandemics

In my roles as a business advisor and as a team leader, I have the opportunity to continually discuss and test ...

Leaders Plan and Communicate Expectations

In college at MIT, I played baseball for Coach Fran O’Brien. MIT hired Coach O’Brien in 1969. In the twenty ...

Mystery Tribune Publishes “Tour De Forest”

Mystery Tribune, a magazine of fiction, non-fiction, art and photography that celebrates mystery and suspense, ...

Thinking Through Risk and Uncertainty: Contemplating the Coronavirus

“Without a structured approach to ordering the world, the world will impose its views on us. The fact is some ...

Stories 2019: How Did It Go?

In 2017, I began submitting and tracking my fiction writing and then posted a 2018 update. How did ...

Managing Risk by Screening Out Trouble

My work as a researcher in forestry sometimes highlights ideas relevant to developing plans or managing risk in ...

Stories 2018: How Did It Go?

In 2017, I began submitting and tracking my fiction writing in earnest. So, how did it go this past ...

Communicating in Public: How to Prepare and Deliver a Wedding Toast

Since clipping on my first tie as a child, I’ve sat through many a wedding speech. Unfortunately, most memorable ...