Each of us is on our own individual journey through life. At every stop along the way, we have the opportunity to learn something new — and, if we’re fortunate, to leave people, places, and/or things a little better for our having been there. [more]
When is a good time?
However, first I need to finish what I’m doing…”
If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging…
“First Law of Holes”
The questionable wisdom of “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” becomes even more suspect when we realize how easily the brokenness, inefficiency, or insufficiency of something can be overlooked or ignored. [more]
The endless cycle of fire-fighting
How many organizations (or individuals) spend a disproportionate amount of time in “putting out fires” of one sort or another? They always seem to be fighting off some looming disaster from a dauntingly difficult task with insufficient resources (time, money, information) and with dire consequences for failure. A frequent byproduct of continuous fire-fighting is the “tyranny of the urgent”: a near-panic-driven focus on addressing the near term — often with counterproductive consequences in the long term. [more]