NFL’s return to work spells disaster for improvement initiatives

July 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Thanks to a new Collective Bargaining Agreement between the NFL and its Players Union, we can all rest comfortably knowing that American-style football will return to the gridiron this Autumn.  That spells disaster for managers in any workplace looking to take advantage of the lockout and push through some difficult initiatives. Clearly, all those out-of-work [...]

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The Reeds were right

June 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Yet another evening T-ball practice with 6 year olds, and yet another lesson in simplicity…… It’s June.  It’s a little hot an buggy in the evenings, and getting a half-dozen kids ages 4 to 6 to focus on a common goal is nearly impossible. I say nearly, because today I saw that it can be [...]

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Baseball, kids and the imagination

April 27, 2011 By 2 Comments

So, we’re in the next phase of life now – my son is learning the game of baseball via his first-ever T-ball team.  The league has many of the usual ups and downs – teams that are somehow concocted of the most athletic 5 and 6 year-olds you’ll ever see, driven coaches with crisp, sharp [...]

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Dear NFL, we need to talk.

February 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment

We’ve seen this coming for a long time, and now it’s finally time to get some things out into the open.  It’s bad enough that years have gone by, knowing that past agreements would come to an end and nothing was done to prevent the current situation.  On top of that, you’re cancelling meetings to [...]

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