tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202422612024-03-18T21:11:42.919-07:00Execupundit.comCommentary by management consultant Michael Wade on Leadership, Ethics, Management, and LifeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger42566125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-46399976136994616052024-03-18T12:25:00.002-07:002024-03-18T12:25:34.796-07:00Part of Working on a Project<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">You cannot imagine how many bright ideas I've loved, analyzed, and then discarded this morning.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-11004128133852123522024-03-18T09:44:00.001-07:002024-03-18T09:44:13.612-07:00Journalism School Update<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Goldwater Institute Report: "<a href="https://www.goldwaterinstitute.org/policy-report/do-journalism-students-need-a-course-on-nonbinary-pop-stars/">Do Journalism Students Need a Course on Nonbinary Rock Stars</a>?"</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-78485090385107637252024-03-18T04:20:00.001-07:002024-03-18T04:20:00.138-07:00Just In<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2N5pHPRRVxlXTTuoBiRTD2KyE_BACWvmJuTgKPbVvk-AciKMiU9lolE6o42bQ20YcjMBMSyqZxMiuo_EomRbDq4ducaUvXeNheDGN0kuyXeQmK6khKhq3r3f61p_kGZzSTi4yvcz-0kXa4iDQ6uHxnlQnVj8l5JYvTUY6QUovHOJqxe3jqfWhaQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="210" data-original-width="210" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2N5pHPRRVxlXTTuoBiRTD2KyE_BACWvmJuTgKPbVvk-AciKMiU9lolE6o42bQ20YcjMBMSyqZxMiuo_EomRbDq4ducaUvXeNheDGN0kuyXeQmK6khKhq3r3f61p_kGZzSTi4yvcz-0kXa4iDQ6uHxnlQnVj8l5JYvTUY6QUovHOJqxe3jqfWhaQ=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-58764784789946898062024-03-18T04:10:00.002-07:002024-03-18T04:10:00.137-07:00Hot Stuff: The Transcript of the Special Counsel's Interview of President Biden<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Here's the link:</span> <a href="https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24476280/hur1.pdf">hur1.pdf (documentcloud.org)</a> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-52424720664715551602024-03-18T03:30:00.001-07:002024-03-18T03:30:00.365-07:00Interview Tip<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>When you go in for a job interview, I think a good thing to ask is if they ever press charges.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- Jack Handey</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-2415927289335874662024-03-17T04:00:00.001-07:002024-03-17T04:00:00.138-07:00Find Something Beautiful Today<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhINxJsTQyVboWQiMKzOtr76ZwgBfcP6X-Yyab1NElp5l8yQKzwk5AnfeJJffjFLgtqy4JtEhotSE9a2Vh_UZIFQ_EXtnhHJAP6mmjVNnh587LebdnXyLjUu-n5IqDxn4Uqp9PA2jIZX_2Hsbq-JSxpIdIasVXKNh6jLqj15cvuyPAeHeePtHihXg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2380" data-original-width="1587" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhINxJsTQyVboWQiMKzOtr76ZwgBfcP6X-Yyab1NElp5l8yQKzwk5AnfeJJffjFLgtqy4JtEhotSE9a2Vh_UZIFQ_EXtnhHJAP6mmjVNnh587LebdnXyLjUu-n5IqDxn4Uqp9PA2jIZX_2Hsbq-JSxpIdIasVXKNh6jLqj15cvuyPAeHeePtHihXg=w427-h640" width="427" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">[Photo by Mark de Jong at Unsplash]</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-39822072390756409312024-03-16T09:37:00.002-07:002024-03-16T09:37:13.248-07:00"And the Robots Take Over"<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wHWUM0DIRwo" width="320" youtube-src-id="wHWUM0DIRwo"></iframe></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-39951234545043248482024-03-16T09:08:00.003-07:002024-03-16T09:08:43.490-07:00Seriously Green<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A Large Regular has <a href="https://large-regular.blogspot.com/2024/03/saint-patricks-day-music.html">some music recommendations</a> for St. Patrick's Day.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I flash back to a St. Patrick's Day when I was teaching a management workshop in a large hotel ballroom. Unfortunately, the ballroom was right next to the hotel's bar.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-48255060603810444682024-03-16T09:00:00.001-07:002024-03-16T09:00:59.428-07:00From the Beaches of Florida<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://futurelawyer.typepad.com/futurelawyer/2024/03/philosophy-isnt-complicated-unless-you-make-it-so.html">FutureLawyer's new book is on philosophy</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I'm looking forward to reading what the old Stoic has to say.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-6939534879211112572024-03-16T04:20:00.001-07:002024-03-16T04:20:00.129-07:00Being Wowed All Over Again<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDsicD4SyYInB7GE9wjsBYHMKt2jaAQn47yolrQCVzpmlOETAmcLjm03hLaksFgk5e0cZmOX8IjZKEuUglIxw2TwPv-mGsKfc2H9ABg3K3OQh9bXhLW4SgXtSPOa5_JQ-zm6bHAAarw5Ba98BHCtGr3AI0lSaKyQ9TwrWRJ09b696PWKT-7uo9bw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="276" data-original-width="183" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDsicD4SyYInB7GE9wjsBYHMKt2jaAQn47yolrQCVzpmlOETAmcLjm03hLaksFgk5e0cZmOX8IjZKEuUglIxw2TwPv-mGsKfc2H9ABg3K3OQh9bXhLW4SgXtSPOa5_JQ-zm6bHAAarw5Ba98BHCtGr3AI0lSaKyQ9TwrWRJ09b696PWKT-7uo9bw=w212-h320" width="212" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-55510018587030027232024-03-16T04:00:00.001-07:002024-03-16T04:00:00.128-07:00The Danger of The Sovereign Individual<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The notion that we're all just independent operators with no obligation to our neighbors, our community, or our nation is both short-sighted and poisonous. The idea that the Internet can replace the relationships built through face-to-face communication is ridiculous.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Here's a rule of life: you have to be there. You have to listen and laugh and argue and comfort the people around you in a multitude of exchanges where life's mystery means you may not know just which exchange was the most important.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I can recall off-hand conversations from long ago that seriously affected my life and even my world view.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">You never know, but that raised eyebrow, that quiet reassurance, that brief pat on the back may be another person's life changer.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Don't hide away. Get out among 'em.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-75689858605954643332024-03-15T12:21:00.005-07:002024-03-15T12:21:50.105-07:00Ayaan Hirsi Ali on "Defining Civilization Down"<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ImH5CGpgC1Y" width="320" youtube-src-id="ImH5CGpgC1Y"></iframe></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-8340970155370962352024-03-15T04:30:00.001-07:002024-03-15T04:30:00.132-07:00When a Plan Is Requested<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvR-se3QWBltLDOKKT1vQ8NF9khx_W17YtSKqe1pSkxPR208LjYCkBsaV8QQkL7yKUhxP8jnacMWZBNaHklNgQKfgAwjRnocMHFff4hMczPFMjwQsblL7RiW7Nqd3fxQiYtjgkHOKjiYTVzbE57hOxAwzFVGXmap-bcEKswY1FwHrJ8L-2SCcNOA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1160" data-original-width="1740" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvR-se3QWBltLDOKKT1vQ8NF9khx_W17YtSKqe1pSkxPR208LjYCkBsaV8QQkL7yKUhxP8jnacMWZBNaHklNgQKfgAwjRnocMHFff4hMczPFMjwQsblL7RiW7Nqd3fxQiYtjgkHOKjiYTVzbE57hOxAwzFVGXmap-bcEKswY1FwHrJ8L-2SCcNOA" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">They want a plan that will provide a direction. I want a clear direction that will shape a plan.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Much of this will collide with reality and will be changed, but the direction must be the constant north star. All of the efforts must contribute to its achievement.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">[Photo by Mike Setchell at Unsplash]</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-31263956199485186852024-03-15T04:15:00.001-07:002024-03-15T04:15:00.134-07:00Great American What?<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">"<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2024/03/best-books-american-fiction/677479/">The Great American Novels" listed by The Atlantic magazine</a> are, in many instances, a real stretch.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Many of the omissions are a real injustice.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-87897077566438684372024-03-15T04:12:00.001-07:002024-03-15T04:12:00.130-07:00Follow the Science<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VqJX5TamoHk" width="320" youtube-src-id="VqJX5TamoHk"></iframe></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-49361597285813196762024-03-15T04:00:00.001-07:002024-03-15T04:00:00.134-07:00Portable Office Floor Plan<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.airstream.com/blog/introducing-the-flying-cloud-30fb-office-floor-plan/"> Check out Airstream's "Flying Cloud."</a></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-48207785517342199672024-03-15T03:30:00.003-07:002024-03-15T03:30:00.136-07:00Nitwittery in Canada<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Post Millennial reports <a href="https://thepostmillennial.com/canadian-cops-advise-car-owners-to-leave-keys-at-their-front-door-so-thieves-can-steal-without-confrontation">that the Toronto Police Department is advising residents</a> to leave their car key fobs outside so thieves don't need to break into the house to get them</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-53527143237491225692024-03-14T07:31:00.001-07:002024-03-14T07:31:28.452-07:00Early Gordon<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZFJ5Bj_put0" width="320" youtube-src-id="ZFJ5Bj_put0"></iframe></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-83568511604784996762024-03-14T05:00:00.001-07:002024-03-14T05:00:00.165-07:00Let Children Have Real, Not Fake, Friends<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>The Atlantic</b>: Jonathan Haidt on "<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/03/teen-childhood-smartphone-use-mental-health-effects/677722/?utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_content=true-anthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter">End the Phone-Based Childhood Now</a>."</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-48964258847708290652024-03-14T04:30:00.001-07:002024-03-14T04:30:00.128-07:00The Challenge Surrounding Us<p> "<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Do we want to envision, write, and be in charge of a future in which we are respected as individuals and in which we can enhance and enrich our society? Or do we want our future to be written by a few giant corporations whose technology, algorithms, and devices steadily chip away at our humanity? It's a choice between human beings and machines. Everything - and I mean <i>everything</i> - hinges on this decision."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- Frank H. McCourt, Jr.,<i> Our Biggest Fight: Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the Digital Age</i></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-34734720534242974142024-03-14T04:00:00.001-07:002024-03-14T04:00:00.136-07:00I Know Which One I Like<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Two interpretations of Benjamin Franklin. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_I7f4ALqojg" width="320" youtube-src-id="_I7f4ALqojg"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EA2Q4HfkNpk" width="320" youtube-src-id="EA2Q4HfkNpk"></iframe></div><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-1133791430978089802024-03-13T04:30:00.001-07:002024-03-13T04:30:00.136-07:00Just Arrived<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixJ-DJgqo6PssJtfZIvhCSRKmpfwBbpmTwF8UxVlmhb03B7pbdSmKVXZEQ5uB-5BpfuciDzxa7GS-el0xQgPsW_iYSebzGpiKyC3EVpcMPrrsraVZvKSHzy0ASkL9Jf1W6Tv5VJLD1Yo5czXt-Cf8wqs8TUQEsIlgcGAZcjH6BUFmeuXHBSWthkQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixJ-DJgqo6PssJtfZIvhCSRKmpfwBbpmTwF8UxVlmhb03B7pbdSmKVXZEQ5uB-5BpfuciDzxa7GS-el0xQgPsW_iYSebzGpiKyC3EVpcMPrrsraVZvKSHzy0ASkL9Jf1W6Tv5VJLD1Yo5czXt-Cf8wqs8TUQEsIlgcGAZcjH6BUFmeuXHBSWthkQ=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-68689636409137050432024-03-13T04:15:00.001-07:002024-03-13T04:15:00.132-07:00Reorganization<p><i> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing; and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization.</span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">- Petronius Arbiter (circa 60 A.D.)</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-92100421775376880722024-03-13T04:00:00.001-07:002024-03-13T04:00:00.139-07:00Harvard and The Truth<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> City Journal: <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/article/harvard-tramples-the-truth">An account of a Harvard professor who diverged from the Covid lockdowns</a>.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-18720625522953280512024-03-12T08:41:00.000-07:002024-03-12T08:41:07.744-07:00Against the Narrative<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Jonathan Turley on <a href="https://jonathanturley.org/2024/03/12/report-trump-did-propose-10000-national-guard-troops-on-january-6th/">whether President Trump offered 10,000 troops to protect the Capitol on January 6</a>.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0