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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 ...