A year ago, George Johnson didn’t have a job.I’m not sure he as a job yet.He looked, I know that. But when you live in rural Indiana and the thing you know best is how to shoot video, there aren’t lots of jobs. And when you have four...
Topics: just musing

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I work at a church. Today, a bunch of people set up displays to talk about what they do and to invite other people to support them. As I was providing tech support, I realized that I needed to offer some suggestions for those of you who might be working..
Topics: just musing

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A parable for Friday morningNancy and I were talking about a choir friend.He directs a college-level choir. A singer has missed 20 rehearsals. He wants to sing at the concert.His claim? “I know the music better than anyone else.”He...
Topics: just musing

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This is the first in an occasional series expanding on the 8 ways to get invited back post. I talked about several things to give audiences that will let you have another chance to speak.Lots of people really like Ikea. Good design. Functional products...
Topics: kits, learning, models, teaching

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I used to read business stuff. Fortune, Harvard Business Review, BusinessWeek, management books. I gave up on that habit a few years back.Last night, however, I saw a picture from by friend Shashi Bellamkonda. It showed several magazine covers, including.
Topics: just musing

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