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Lift

Palm down and level, parallel with the ground, stick your flattened hand out the window of a fast-moving car.  Then, …Continue reading »

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Making It Work

When a prospective bride revealed that she would be using her fiancé’s surname after marriage, an acquaintance expressed mild surprise. …Continue reading »

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Gremlins of Culture

To be a challenger once, it is enough to challenge the orthodoxies of the incumbents; to be a challenger twice, …Continue reading »

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Making Breakfast

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” - Peter Drucker. The strategy was elegant.  Complex.  Exciting. And it was articulated repeatedly, with …Continue reading »

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What’s Up With These Lies? You Tell Me!

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. ― Ralph …Continue reading »

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Emerson’s “Lies”– Your Take

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. ― Ralph …Continue reading »

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Lies and Tiny Matters

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. ― Ralph …Continue reading »

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Goodbye Dolly

I said hello, dolly Well, hello, dolly It’s so nice to have you back where you belong You’re lookin’ swell, …Continue reading »

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A Life Lesson from Mom

From mom, I learned that it’s not about what you are given in life to work with; it is what …Continue reading »

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Play Your Game

Michael Jordan:  Widely considered the greatest basketball player ever. Spectacular skills.  Phenomenal results. Michael Jordan, playing baseball:  Minor leaguer.  Limited …Continue reading »

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Seeking Respect

In May, 1981, seven of us crowded into the tiny bedroom of my rented apartment in Mumbai.  I had decided …Continue reading »

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Walk the Plank

Imagine that there is a piece of lumber at your feet, a board extending out across the floor some 15 …Continue reading »

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Golden Rule Plus 20%

Do unto others 20% better than you would expect them to do unto you, to correct for subjective error. - …Continue reading »

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Mindful, Again

As the flowers rest on the decorated graves and the sunlight shines on the beautiful sailboats, Uncle Sam whispers in …Continue reading »

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Big Buts

The people follow the example of those above them. - Chinese Proverb We do, don’t we? I mean, sure; there …Continue reading »

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Don’t Worry. Be Happy.

Do your best. Then, don’t worry; be happy in my love. - Meher Baba, Indian mystic and sage From Indian …Continue reading »

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Fire and Rain

Oh; I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end I’ve seen …Continue reading »

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I’m Ashamed?

He who is afraid to ask is ashamed of learning. - Danish proverb I am, I must admit, afraid to …Continue reading »

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In and Out of Control

Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them. - Albert Einstien Just short of two months ago, I was …Continue reading »

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Triumphant In Defeat

“Hey Michael, there ain’t no ‘I’ in team.” Michael Jordan, responding:  “There is in “win.” *     *     *     *     * …Continue reading »

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