What, Then, Shall We Become? So, considering the issue from a theoretical, rational and contextual perspective, we are left with the question: Now What?! When this most recent transformation began several decades ago the question was: “how can we adapt?” I believe that question led us down some unfortunate rabbit trails. It is less about [...]
End of Watch As I write this it is July 27, 2020 and so far this year more than 140 police officers have sacrificed their lives for you and for me. 19 so far in July alone. Yet, the mainstream media excoriates them for doing their job. Demonstrators humiliate and physically assault and even murder [...]
Blood Drives...Something You Can Do During the Pandemic Well there is a picture you can't unsee. Me giving blood at Pierce Jefferson Funeral Home in Greensboro. A few weeks ago I suggested to some of my clients they hold a blood drive. Several of them took me up on it. The first was Danny Jefferson [...]
My apologies to my subscribers. We had a major glitch in the website subscribers Thursday and many (maybe all) of you got notices you were unsubscribed. So, if you are getting this email it is now fixed and you have nothing to worry about. If you are not getting it then I have something [...]
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My discussion of reinvention / transformation has sparked more comment (online and offline) than most any other topic. Clearly it is on every one's mind. As we continue to explore this topic it is important...maybe critical...that we realize that we have an obligation to ourselves and to the public to be conscious of keeping a [...]
My friend Frank Dawson in E. Liverpool, OH has created a veritable competitive fortress by leveraging a simple principle: It was Mary Kay Ash who, when asked the key to her success, said, "I reminded myself every day that EVERYONE wants to feel important." Frank sends personal notes, often with a photograph enclosed, on average [...]
It is accepted wisdom that companies should have a mission statement. In most cases this exercise produces a plain vanilla restatement of something that sounded good. Effective mission statements connect with personal values...for both the members of the organization and those they serve. Some are bold others are just simple statements of commitment. But the [...]
Cremation has been growing at the rate of 1% a year for more than 30 years. Many areas are now at greater than 50% cremation. Without the sale of a casket this imposes very strong economic pressure to continue operations. Basil Forsberg of Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Canada shared with me a way he has found to [...]
