In my first career — I was a Social Studies teacher – I had a mentor who taught me so much. He was my Science partner in a teamed teaching environment at a middle school. Rick is about 20 years older than me. He had another career in advertising prior…

Many years ago I was on a leadership committee where we took a self-assessment quiz to examine which of three different personality traits we might favor. The three areas were – Relationship seeking, Goal oriented, and “Big Idea” oriented. Everyone tended to have one of these traits dominate the other…

As I write this post, it is approaching New Year’s, and like many if not most people, I do some scheduled reflection at this time of the year. I learned about goals and the systems one needs for achieving them through training for the Olympic sport known as sprint canoe.…

Agile development groups have what is called a daily scrum, a short meeting often done daily and while standing – a “standup” meeting. It’s meant to be a quick checkin for the team with discussion topics kept at a very high level. People gather in a central area and stand…

I get texts from my cycling mates who join me early on Tuesday and Thursdays often with the phrase, “See you @ Oh-Dark-Thirty.”    I’ve been getting up early to do a workout for practically as long as I can remember.   I’ve been doing so at least since I was…

I like to read and learn.  Education and learning new things are really baked into my DNA.  When I’m relaxed and able to do anything I would like to do, you’ll likely find me reading.  With the Internet, there are now more options for getting a free education, too. You…