One of the challenges after we moved away from our extended family in New Jersey was figuring out what to do on holidays in the absence of the large family gatherings we were used to. Over the years, we adopted the practice of seeing a new movie on Christmas afternoon. This year hubby and I went to see “We Bought [...]
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Tuesday Tidbit
December 27, 2011Tuesday Tidbit
September 27, 2011I went to see Moneyball on Sunday, Brad Pitt‘s newest movie. It’s a well-acted, interesting (though slow-moving) story of how Oakland A’s General Manager Billy Beane (Pitt) used statistical analysis to put players on the field who could get on base and score runs. This was counter to the usual goal of going after the [...]
Newslink: Leadership
June 3, 2011The Angel and The Monster Well, I for one would never have thought to put Lady Gaga and Mother Teresa side by side in an article about leadership. Fortunately, someone else did. Click HERE to read the Shumpeter post, published yesterday in The Economist. Newslink: Leadership features articles about the development and practice of leadership skills in [...]
Sunday Service – Enzian Theater
January 23, 2011When I was in Salt Lake City last week, the Sundance Film Festival was beginning in nearby Park City, Utah. The festival is hosted annually by the Sundance Institute, founded in 1981 by Robert Redford to “create an environment designed to foster independence, discovery, and new voices in American film.” Today, the institute’s mission continues through support of independent [...]
Who’s the Boss? Teacher? Leader?
October 13, 2010Remember Tony Danza? He is probably best known for his roles on Taxi and Who’s The Boss. His recent appearance on Oprah, however, was about his dream job, at which he has been working for the last year; high school English teacher. Danza originally went to college to be a teacher. To help pay his way, he was [...]
Have I been brave…enough?
July 13, 2010Sometimes I wonder about my life. I lead a small life – well, valuable, but small – and sometimes I wonder, do I do it because I like it, or because I haven’t been brave? So much of what I see reminds me of something I read in a book, when shouldn’t it be the [...]
Foolish?
April 1, 2010While looking up the history of April Fool’s Day, I came across the following list of special observances also held on this day. Beyond the religious observance of Holy Thursday, some of these make we wonder if we are all fools – or, at least foolish!! Also celebrated on April 1 are: Boomer Bonus Day International [...]
A lesson from an “Undercover Boss”
March 16, 2010The CBS TV show Undercover Boss is an interesting concept. It provides the opportunity for an executive of a major corporation to literally go “undercover” and fill a variety of positions within his/her organization. Generally speaking, the positions are close to entry level, often doing demanding or physical work. The show provides an insight to [...]
Is International Women’s Day still a good idea?
March 9, 2010The above question has been gnawing at me. I hope that after you read this post, you will add a comment sharing your thoughts on the need for this day. Yesterday, I saw numerous tweets, press releases, and other sorts of publicity about International Women’s Day (IWD). With each one, I grew slightly more frustrated. I was born [...]
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