Jun 2, 2020 | Random Digressions
From my personal Facebook post on Sunday evening… I feel very strongly about taking a personal stand on the events that have been unfolding around our country. One of the ways I believe that we can all grow and be better is putting more actions into our words....
Jun 11, 2018 | Business Strategy, Extra Points, Random Digressions
This past week was marked by the deaths by suicide of two prominent celebrities, Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain. I knew of Kate Spade because I have a wife and daughters who all carry purses (and I think at least one of them is her brand); however I really followed...
May 29, 2018 | Random Digressions
The 100 days between Memorial and Labor Days are the deadliest on American highways. You likely know the reasons: more cars, more drinking, more impatience, more rage, more distractions. As a risk management expert, I promise you that the greatest risk you take daily...
Nov 14, 2017 | Business Strategy, Leadership, Random Digressions
It takes a special kind of crazy to be an entrepreneur. It requires a rare blend of risk taker, visionary, creative thinker, resilience, perseverance, confidence, and tenacity to even start a business, much less run one successfully. It’s not for the faint of heart....
Jun 29, 2017 | Random Digressions
I help people and organizations with crisis management planning. What we should all know is that we have it within us to be heroes…just like this Major League Baseball umpire – John Tumpane – was in Pittsburgh yesterday. Watch this 3-minute video....
Nov 11, 2016 | Random Digressions, Uncategorized
It was February 11, 1942. Just lightly over two months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Don Weedin – who celebrated his 17th birthday just the day before – dropped out of school at Bremerton High School. That morning, he boarded a ferry with his parents...
