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Another Use for Duct Tape
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Here’s a post inspired by the glut of recent football weekends. Lou Holtz, the legendary college and pro football coach offers the following advice..
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January 11 , 2016.
Putting The Pieces Together
Summer’s here, and that means a family vacation to the beach, the boardwalk and the Hamilton’s favorite Pizza place. We all agree that Manco’s pizza..
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July 24 , 2015.
Up, Back and Around
Watching the US Women’s Team take the World Cup last week caused me to reminisce about my short-term coaching stint of a U12 soccer team. Before..
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July 13 , 2015.
Overproduction
Not wishing to rub salt in the wounds of my beleaguered Red Sox, their meteoric rise from last place in 2012 to first place in 2013 and subsequent..
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September 25 , 2014.
3P - Putting People Phirst
With our 10th Annual Northeast Conference just eight days away, I’ve taken a little poetic license with the conference theme, Putting People First,..
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September 22 , 2014.
I'm Against It!
A recent viewing of a Marx Brothers film caused me to reflect on one of the questions I’m frequently asked, “How do you deal with people that are..
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September 02 , 2014.
Invisibility
A chance reading recently provided a thought from Henry Thoreau that I think is worth sharing. Thoreau said: “The greatest compliment that was ever..
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August 14 , 2014.
How We Learn
While I am an unabashed proponent of learning by doing, I have a list of books that have over the years been essential to me as a framework for..
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August 08 , 2014.
Permutations
For many years I worked for a manufacturer of pressure and temperature switches, a small company with a very big product selection. In our product..
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April 18 , 2014.
The Road To Lean
An old TV series I watched recently reminded me of an experience I have had many times in my work. In this I Love Lucy episode, Lucy is ordered by..
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April 04 , 2014.