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Invention: The Mother of Necessity
There is a well-known saying by the Greek philosopher Plato (427 BC – 347 BC) that tells us that Necessity is the Mother of Invention. Plato, I assure you, never owned a Blackberry or an iPhone. Today, technology is being … Continue reading
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Joy and Hunger
Thank you to all who are following my stories about my trip to Rwanda in December. In my December 13th post, I shared my sensations from witnessing enormous faith in the people who traveled great distances (mostly by foot) to … Continue reading
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At Least Acknowledge the Star to Which Your Wagon is Hitched… Otherwise Unhitch Your Wagon
I am taking a break from blogging about my Rwanda experience to share something that is rather timely – while also giving me the chance to try my hand at satire. At this very joyous time of year where celebrations … Continue reading
Clearly Full of Faith, The Likes of Which I Have Never Seen
I now begin part two of my journey to Rwanda. I have returned and this is the part of the trip where I share the amazing experience with you. Along the way, I will try to be as “matter of … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Religion, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged catholic services, Faith, kibeho, marian apparitions, material poverty, Religion, roman catholic church, Rwanda, Travel
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A week in Rwanda – Where do I begin?
Thank you to everyone who has read my recent post about my trip to Rwanda. Before leaving, I had promised updates about the experience as often as possible. Well, it turned out that it was not all that possible given: … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Apparition, Catholic, Genocide, Rwanda, Travel, World
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The Knights (and efficiency) of the Round Table
In the September 2011 issue of The Harvard Business Review, Charalambos Vlachoutsicous recounts a story in “How to Cultivate Engaged Employees” where a CEO for whom he consulted reported significant improvements in engagement and productivity by holding meetings at a … Continue reading
Should I be feeling at least a little guilty about this?
I recently came to learn of two books that seemed interesting to me. One is “The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs” and the other is “The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs” – both by Carmine Gallo. I consume books from … Continue reading
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Mistakes are pathways to learning
In my most recent post of a couple weeks ago I shared my views on the value of job candidates asking powerful questions during interviews to help them assess their own thoughts towards the relationships on which they would potentially … Continue reading
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Tagged improvement, learning, management, personal growth
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Powerful Interviewee Questions
I have been in more job interview discussions in my career than I care to count. The vast majority of them are when I was the one interviewing the candidate. I always invite the candidate to ask me questions either … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Business Communication, career, human resources, interview, management
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Make Feedback Immediate, Public, and Nonjudgmental
The June 2011 issue of Wired Magazine had a terrific article on the power of feedback loops[i]. As the key example, the author, Thomas Goetz, pointed to the use of the “Your Speed” signs that have been around since about … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, development, human resources, improve, Leadership, management
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