Move close to the image and pull back slowly, there are words hidden in plain sight! At the start of it (being our conscious lives), we may have asked questions. Why are things the way they are? Who are we? Why is the sky blue? I know that I tested my mother daily with questions …
They Want Our Silence
If we are silent, do we consent? We have seen historic economic, religious, political, and sociological challenges in our lifetime. If you are reading this today, you have personal experience with dramatic global change. This post asks a few questions about how we can effectively use our voices to achieve common and specific goals. I'd …
For all that Freedom
Freedom Today on Memorial Day, I ask you this question. What did they all die for? When we talk about the concept of freedom, many of us don't understand what freedom means. It does not mean do whatever you want to do. The fight for freedom in America came from people who did not believe …
Everything is Garbage
Photo by Leonid Danilov on Pexels.com The quality of goods and services has gone from great to not even marginally good. From time to time, I get irritated with companies for one reason or another. I am generally aggravated when I thought I was buying a valuable service or product only to find out that …
Pregnant Woman Punched in the Face by a Cat wearing a Banana Suit.
At some point, we need to talk about nonsensical information overload distracting us from significant issues that impact the people of our world.
The Very Expensive Cost of Title
When I joined the Navy, I probably should have been named Admiral immediately. It would have made things much easier for me. I could have flown around in my helicopter from ship to ship, eating steak and shrimp with all of my people. The young prince with all the knowledge in the world and no …
In Search of Mom
For Mothers Day I've been to the cemetery on cold rainy days with my knees sunken into the mud. I've spent a year trying to ignore and discover the fact that my mother is gone. I've sought to compartmentalize my feelings about it and at the same time not put them in a box so …
When We Don’t Understand
Photo by Julia Filirovska on Pexels.com Hurt REM said it best "everybody hurts." We all hurt for some reason but depending on who you are, the hurt you feel can be inflicted on others. When we hurt, we need help but when help doesn't arrive in the way we need it, hurt can turn into …
GPS Tag Leadership
LI Reference: https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/companies-start-taking-attendance-5844546/ NY Times Reference: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/22/business/hybrid-work-attendance.html Companies are starting to take attendance but the data doesn't support taking this action. The amount of money, resources, time, and effort wasted in proving to people that you don't trust them is mind-boggling. Many companies are taking action today to monitor their employees to an unreasonable extent. …
Loyalty Exists @ Shift > From Company to People
Loyalty to People The people, it's all about the people. I see a lot of college professors posting about leadership with corporate types taking the language and sharing it like gospel. At the same time in companies today, people often act in ways that are counter to this positive language. Why do people leave companies? …
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The Cohenization Project 