When I was in elementary school I envied the kids that went to parochial school and wore uniforms. I thought it had to be so much easier for them to get dressed in the morning. They didn’t have to try...
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Last week I looked at common courtesy and questioned how uncommon common courtesy appears to be in our daily lives. This week after a traumatic experience at TJ Maxx, I am looking at etiquette. So first we need to re-visit...
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Yesterday while taping a segment of Forum 360, I complimented guest Peter Lawson Jones on his ten year long ability to be responsive to email. He replied, “Its common courtesy”. Webster defines common courtesy as the politeness that people can...
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If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound, is a philosophical thought experiment that raises questions regarding observation and perception. The other day, in one night, I had...
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Irony is defined as an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result. The contrary of being responsive is to be slow or never responsive. However, to NOT hear back from someone...
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I had an idea and created curriculum to address what I think is a need for individuals and for organizations as we move forward to a new normal world. Any input would be appreciated. Post-Covid University: Re-Invent, Re-Vise and Re-Visit...
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I like “Cancel Culture”.  If you listen to some pundits on one end of the spectrum, everything is a victim of cancel culture. Some said Dr. Seuss was a victim of cancel culture although the cancelled books were not a...
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Yesterday I taped a Forum 360 for PBS. My guest is a national figure. I had prepped and stressed both an appropriate amount and an inappropriate amount for the interview. After the taping I went down a 17 hour rabbit...
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On the eve of Tiger’s most recent accident, covered non-stop on CNN, a FaceBook “friend’ asked, “Does the fact that he is a highly successful golfer warrant round the clock news coverage”? While at first the question surprised me, it...
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Stacey Plaskett was one of the House Managers for the Second Impeachment Trial and “the break-out star” of the proceedings. It was her viral blue cape dress that helped make her an internet phenomenon: that dress, her legal acuity and...
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