by wiadmin | Sep 22, 2020 | Leadership
True confession: I am a huge Queen fan. And, one of my favorite songs is their “I Want it All.” The Brian May lyrics convey an assertive search for a dream come true. The message of the singer is a pronouncement that says: I gave in to external events along the way to...
by wiadmin | Aug 11, 2020 | Customer Loyalty, Leadership
As a young boy, I spent about as much time at my grandparents’ home a quarter mile away as I did at my own. We lived in the country and a rural highway separated our houses. Sometimes, I stayed with my granddaddy after sundown and had to walk home in the dark. As a...
by wiadmin | Jun 1, 2020 | Leadership
The Good Samaritan is a story of kindness widely known across all faiths, not just those anchored to the New Testament. But, in many ways the back story is particularly instructive during these chaotic days of riots in the streets over racial prejudice and social...
by wiadmin | Apr 28, 2020 | Leadership
We live on the banks of a large lake. Very early one morning, two giant birds with wingspans of almost five feet across landed in our backyard near the water’s edge. We are accustomed to seeing ospreys on platforms atop sky-high power poles. They are protected,...
by wiadmin | Mar 31, 2020 | Leadership
Three early morning trips to the local grocery store left me bomb-shelter-ready for a three-week air raid. The cat has enough cat sand; all meds are up-to-date, and vehicles are gassed up… just in case. Now, for the waiting and worrying. I am reminded of being...
by wiadmin | Nov 5, 2019 | Leadership
I recently visited the Key West home of famed writer Ernest Hemingway. The descendants of Hemingway’s many six-toed cats still live on the grounds and join visitors as a part of their tour. His quote about cats got me thinking about what I learn from my...
