Assume a team ego

 It has been surveyed, researched, and proven that teams are more successful than individuals working independently. Most people like other people and enjoy the company of others as it makes them feel better. Teams win.    While organizations and...

Stop with the F word

Who does not feel the need or occasionally enjoy cussing to emphasize, exaggerate or vent? There is a small personal sense of fulfillment in doing so. Why? Very likely because we know that it’s not the acceptable language, and we can break the rules and get away with...

A referee’s consideration

A game is in the balance between two teams, and the referee makes a call following an on-field incident. It is not understood or accepted equally by all who witness it. Emotions heighten from the players and coaching staff of both teams. However, as the one who made...

Beyond Zoom

Do you go to gatherings or meetings with other people and then go and sit in another room, or choose to sit alone observing others while you make other calls or read a book?  The practices of people and organizations on video calls will provide insight into both...

Execute with kindness

To be hanged, drawn, and quartered became a statutory penalty for men convicted of high treason in the Kingdom of England from 1352, and to those who were judged to be a traitor faced a horrific and gruesome demise. Fortunately, this practice is no longer in place in...