Shift your thinking Problem identification is perhaps the most critical step of any Problem Solving Process. Get it wrong and regardless of your analysis and how well you execute your solution, you may still be confronted with the same issue after all the effort. To help identify the problem (and thereforeRead More →
BOG! A dozen years ago when I served as an Operations Officer on a Special Operations Staff I was always miffed by a comment my Commander usually made about how we need to get ‘Boots on the Ground’, in any particular operation or engagement. I derided the term ‘Boots onRead More →
Not so Gratuitous Gratuities! This afternoon my wife and I visited a local salad, sandwich, coffee and artisan bread shop for lunch. You know the ones that are saving the world by serving healthier food. The meals are very tasty and the portions are sized to help me contain myRead More →
It was another spectacularly unseasonable winter day in the valley as Willow hosted the start of the 44th running of the ‘Last Great Race’ – the Iditarod. Without a cloud in the sky, Denali (the Great One) stood prominently on the horizon watching the fanfare unfold on Willow Lake. EightyRead More →