Nevis Revisited: Finding Paradise in the Caribbean's Hidden Gem
26 January 2016
Our December 2016 return to Nevis marked our second visit to this extraordinary Caribbean island, confirming its status as one of the region's mos…
Explore Out of the Box
1 January 2016
Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow. – Ralph Emerson It's that arbitrary time of the…
Now, At the Gemba
21 December 2015
If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything. – Thich Nhat Hanh Many people have a problem with letting go of…
A Reflective Perspective on Schein
20 November 2015
I will take time to be alone today. I will take time to be quiet. In this silence I will listen… and I will hear my answers. – Ruth Fishel One…
Discovering the Inner Merton
15 October 2015
If you are too obsessed with success, you will forget to live. If you have learned only how to be a success, your life has probably been wasted. ―…
Discovering the Value of People
12 September 2015
Big news in the business world: Wal-Mart is famous for keeping costs down, including employee-related costs. In Joplin, the company is testing a new…
Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia & Slovenia Journey: Contrasting Paths in Post-Yugoslav Europe
30 August 2015
Our August 2015 journey through Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Slovenia revealed how differently these Balkan nations have navigated…
Owning Numerical Ignorance
15 August 2015
Earlier this year I discussed the value created by writing by hand. By writing on whiteboards or scribbling in a notebook, ownership, learning, and un…