Archive for November, 2014

In my last post, where I talked about measuring competence, I shared a brief tale about trying to get a kerosene heater to work. I read the instructions again, watched a video on YouTube… nothing. After talking to my wife she said I should take it back and try another one. Though I hate doing […]

In a 5-hour period the other day I put together two things. The first was a kerosene heater. It was more complicated than I expected it to be. Once you put it together you’re supposed to take it outside, fill it up, let it sit for an hour for the wick to get nice and […]

I was having a conversation with a friend of mine about some of the crazy things some people do. Dru! via Compfight Suffice it to say, there’s a lot of things I don’t take chances on because, well, life is tough enough. Sure, there are people who get on rollercoasters and that might be a […]

Last week I had someone ask me a question that I found interesting. The question was: “Do you believe someone can turn things around and become a good leader if the team has been broken apart?” Joe Kunzler via Compfight As someone who’s written a book on leadership, is working on a second book on […]