Scheduled Succession: A Cardinal Sin of Management
03/13/2013 • Despite my marginally clever play-on-words, this isn’t a post about Pope Francis I. (A man whose qualifications for the job he has just been elected to I am woefully incapable of evaluating.) What it is a post about is a dangerous... Read More
Start a Bonfire & Grind Up the Sacred Cow (Scorched Earth – Part II)
03/01/2013 • Today – right now — imagine your association in a fight for survival. It’s not far-fetched. Many associations already are seeing “the end of times,” whether they acknowledge it or not. It’s time to consider what you need to do... Read More
Harness those Butterflies
08/27/2012 • I had a full blown case of red, itchy hives my first day of High School. Twenty-five (plus!) years later, the memory of that moment lingers long and sneaks up on me every now and again. It taught me a... Read More
That Awkward Teenage Phase
05/14/2012 • Do you have a cringeworthy teenage moment captured forever on film? I used mine as an inspiration last week when I was honored to guest post on the 5 by 5 Design "Inspirations" blog. Thanks to Wendy & Diana for... Read More
Scorched Earth: Can You Survive?
04/26/2012 • A few years ago, my husband and I became fascinated with the TV show The Colony. It created a mostly-realistic (it’s TV, people, let’s suspend a little disbelief) post-apocalyptic disaster environment, put real people with a variety of skills in and... Read More
