A great poem was written by Charles Osgood some years ago about accountability. It involved four SANE individuals and an important task to get done. The four people were Somebody,
Management
The OPRAH Method
Oprah Winfrey seems to have done ok for herself over the years. She’s clawed her way from humble beginnings to the heights of fortune and fame. She’s provided value to
Two Titan Takeaways
Our middle son is an aspiring mechanic. It’s like he wandered out of the womb wielding a wrench. He has consistently explored how things work for as long as he
Education from Endurocross
The last 30 years has resulted in an explosion of emerging sports entering our lives. The choices for kids sport are far broader than the seasonal selection with which many
What’s a Great Job: Passion or Contribution?
Around ten years ago, Cal Newport was completing his post-graduate studies and achieving a doctorate in computer science. He, like Karl Pillemer’s work introduced in our last article, was also
Work Advice from Wise Americans
Karl Pillemer is a US sociologist who specializes in gerontology. He led an ambitious study over five years where over 1,000 older Americans were interviewed about various aspects of their
The Strength of Weak Ties
Whether as kids or adults, when we walk into a new environment like a classroom or conference, we look around for those we know. We are instantly drawn to those
Cheers for Peers
In my first year of law school one of our professors assigned some additional reading. It was available only from a resource in the library. I must not have been the
Chief Commonalities
I’ve had the good fortune to work with insurance brokerages for almost two decades. During that time, I’ve seen all kinds of leaders. Some young, some old. Some that started
Responsiveness v. Reliability
A year ago I was talking with a business coach about the challenges of working from home. Our remote world has limited our face to face interactions for a couple