Working the Way Through Pandemic Disruption In these times we are living, if I had to choose one word to describe my life, a good choice would be “Disrupted.” A combination of events we’re all experiencing has disrupted of our lives in ways that can
I have to confess to you that I really totally hate your advice. 😊 Sure, if you give me advice, I’ve been trained to smile and say, “Thank you.” I’ll also react by telling you, as I have been told, that I can’t get better
How Nice it Would Be to Always Be Right Here’s a huge confession—At times I would love to be a narcissist. It’s true that narcissism is described as a serious pathology by psychologists. Narcissism is thought to be chronic and incurable. I personally wouldn’t know, because
So What’s the Thing with Sourdough Bread? Sadly, John Mulaney, one of Jack’s and my favorite comedians, announced recently that after more than 15 years of sobriety, he had relapsed in his battle against drugs and alcohol. Fortunately, he entered a treatment program quickly and
They won and we can too—against all odds. This is the story of unlikely champions. The Texas School for the Deaf’s football team, the Texas Rangers, won their first ever State Football Championship in their 162-year history. They achieved the state championship win in the midst
Surprising words pop right out of my mouth when difficult life events happen to me, either trivial or tragic. It’s not like I meant to say it—stuff happened and there, I said it. When you react to bad things with expletives it’s probably not what
How to be Grateful in a Pandemic WorldHow will you be celebrating Thanksgiving in 2020? Virtual or face to face? Everyone is making some really hard choices—three out of five won’t be physically gathering with the family. It’s about to be Thanksgiving Day, November
Do you work on a team or on a treadmill? The whole concept of business teams needs some serious re-thinking. There is nothing more beautiful than watching a professional soccer/football team like Buenos Aires’ Boca Junior move down the field through their opponents and blast
Working remotely from home in a pandemic–with technology that doesn’t always work–can be tough. It can make days that glom together seem like a long, never ending slog. It can feel like rowing a kayak down a fast moving river through white rapids–with a broken
Do you have an extra basement? So Carol and I can move in with you? There are Tuesday Report readers everywhere—Germany, Great Britain, Australia. Who can put us up Say, for just a few years? We’re not really showing up on your doorsteps—you can heave a sigh
People Really Need to Understand What I’m Telling ThemAbout 2 billion people in the world speak English—and I’m speaking in English. Almost anywhere you go in the world, knowing the language of each country is useful, but if you speak English you can communicate. Lots of
Have you ever been on a team when you were genuinely confused about how you and your team could succeed? Was it puzzling how empowerment and accountability could work together in that situation? One thing about Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol, is that Ebenezer Scrooge and
