You know I fly a lot. This year I’m platinum USAir and gold Delta so I spend many hours on flights and could probably do the flight announcements myself if the opportunity presented itself. But let me tell you about one evening on a USAirways flight inbound to Columbia, SC returning from speaking at a [...]
I’m often asked by leadership teams to speak to organizations, particularly hospitals, (to both hospital and physician staffs), about “taking ownership” of the hospital or organization they work with or for.
Larry Murphy, a stellar USAirways flight attendant (more on Larry later), demonstrated “taking ownership” multiple times on my brief flight with him from Charlotte to [...]
I returned from a trip to China a few weeks ago. Our Guide, Rene, was wonderful and hit me with a bit of inspired wisdom more than once.
In Shanghai, she described how a few sectors of the economy were driven by foreign investors, and with reference to one particular sector, Taiwanese investors were predominant. [...]
I was in the garden, tending to my bees, (more on this to come), and it started to rain. And then it poured. But I don’t mind rain after an experience I had camping with my son years ago.
A group of high school kids were camping with an outdoor club, (I was a chaperone), [...]
I’ve had a number of friends inquire… “Where have you been? You haven’t blogged in a while… are you O.K.???”
 I appreciate the concern and am flattered that you miss my blogging…
 But, sadly, it seems I’ve run out of ideas.  Can’t think of anything new.
 Everything I’ve thought of seems to have been thought of before. And with [...]
