Achieving continuous improvement in organizations is a tough slog. The efforts of each individual or division in the organization certainly helps. The stacking up of those efforts can be thought of as the addends in a mathematical sum. Looks something like this:a + b...
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Innovating While Stabilizing Today’s Educational Environment
If you have been engaging in the virtual learning series hosted by CEN over the past few months featuring Dr. Bill Daggett, you should have heard two common themes: GPT3 (and 4, 5….) will result in a tremendous shift in technology’s impact on education and life in...
Yoda-ffirmations
The difference in Gurus and Charlatans is more often in the delivery than in the substance. Most of us have a few of those Yoda-type Gurus whose insight is highly sought (and even occasionally heeded). What often has the effect of fingernails scratching along a...
PeopleFarming
My lovely bride of 45 years and I are farmers. We gently and lovingly care for the land, the plants, and the animals (domestic and wild) in our little corner of the planet. We are stewards. We think/act/farm with an eye on the sustainable “health” of the land and all...
BetterQuestions
Good questions stimulate deep reflection, often unexpected insights, and occasionally, transformational breakthroughs. Not-so-good questions do none of that. What’s the difference? Not-so-good questions… Offend others Diminish others Feel judgmental Seem...
Gratuity
Most of us tip the server when we visit a restaurant. That gratuity is a simple expression of appreciation for service rendered. Gratuity is a powerful force multiplier, and it need not be limited in its scope. We can acknowledge and honor the effort and commitment of...
MATTERing
Some folks just give in, give up, choose the myopic and self-centric view, opt for pessimistic inertia. Being but one person on a planet populated by 8 billion humans, they take the view that we are but one grain of sand on a very large beach. How can/could we matter?...
BounceLesser
I engaged an 84-year old cowboy (Ben) in conversation during a luncheon not long ago. Ben was an interesting character, with bright eyes and a quick wit. He had been a working cowboy his entire adult life and a ranch manager for over 40 years. Ben told me that he had...
WisdomPursuit
According to leadership guru Dan Rockwell, “Wisdom is practical know-how. (Nothing more, nothing less, nothing else.)” From observing others over the years it appears to me that wisdom gatherers fall into three categories: Happenstancers – With this group, little...
Habits of Transformation
