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Yesterday, Corrie (my black and white border collie) stood at the opening of two curtains. In that space separating two rooms, she poked her nose out and stood looking out from one room to the other. For

We are the words that we eat what we say when we think we are right; yet others serve us a dish of bitter truth. How we respond when chewing it down shows, without telling, the kind person we be or not

I went a walking this evening, back into that space once field now meadow. With me: my partner and those two dogs of ours. In the hours before, rain and wind Burst across the scene, bringing Much needed

Blossoms promising Such sweetness come midsummer Hold crisp frost at bay

Timid oak clinging To last year will you disrobe And join us today?

This past year, I've been thinking a lot about a problem-solving seminar I attended in 2017 or 2018. I was with a group of fellow managers from the Hesburgh Libraries. We worked through the FourSight

Erupting colors Resplendent magnolia So early this year

I went a walking this evening, back into that space once field now meadow. With me: my partner and those two dogs of ours. In the hours before, rain and wind Burst across the scene, bringing Much needed

As dawn crescendos Lone brown thrasher serenades For whom do you sing?

Pressing seeds into Loamy soil as sky portends Coming thunderstorm

Fourteen deer cross field Finding days refuge as blue Heron seeks cold creek

Fluttering sparrows Your wings beat vernal rhythms Heralding new life

Cold winds bring frosty Snow reminding gentle buds Of delicate chance

Sun ascends each day Higher as falling blossoms touch Eager ground below

Night choir without Direction these tree frogs sing Spring's lush green anthem

Sparrow sings amongst Grey sticks with new buds bursting A new season's song

At work leadership has oft repeated "You are in charge of your calendar." Yet, I hear laments about people scheduling over blocked off time. So, for the month of April, my colleague and I will

This is Corrie; she's an 8.5 year old border collie with epilepsy. She loves playing frisbee, chomping on sticks, soaking up sun on a hilltop, or chilling in a chair. She loves winter more than all the

Setting aside a bit of time to be accountable and concentrate at work. #meetings #concentration #palnet #archon #neoxian #proofofbrain

Earlier I wrote a blog post about Meetings as a Service. Today, I ran that experiment. It worked quite well. We had five people show up (8 invited). We spent the first 5 minutes going around the Zoom channel