eMeals: How we save money every week.
There are a few posts here about our journey to get out of debt When we started that journey, our finances were a total mess. We hoped to share a lot of our journey to being debt free, but, as you can...
View ArticleWhy do I do Ironman triathlons?
I get this one a lot. Most of my friends, those who don't race, think it's insane. My co-workers think I'm nuts. And, after doing a 110 mile ride on Saturday, and 8 mile run on Sunday, and a 70 mile...
View ArticleSears: A Company Lacking Vision
I like Sears. I really do. The first tools I ever bought, which I still use, were Craftsman. When we bought our first house, the Kenmore washer was included, which had been inherited by the sellers...
View ArticleA New Kind of Teaching
If you've followed this blog for a while, or if you've known me for any time, you know that I enjoy teaching. Part of the reason I keep this blog active, if you can call it that, is that I have been...
View ArticleA Review: The Market Preparation of Carolina Rice, Richard Dwight Porcher,...
For all the evidence that remains to tell future generations about Lowcountry rice, the story of this crop remains obscured. Lowcountry rice, a crop that built beautiful and wealthy existences for some...
View ArticleA Southerner in Exile
The South's a very strange place. As we settle into our lives here in Lowell, we're often asked to describe our last home, Beaufort. We're more than just the token Southerners, to be sure, but we're...
View ArticleWhat type of listening do you practice?
Yesterday, I mentioned the importance of asking the right questions, especially with regard to managing change and preparing for a commitment to change. Today, I want to talk about the other side of...
View ArticleAre you asking the right questions to lead change?
During my three year journey at Gonzaga, one of the enduring lessons I learned was that no organization is exactly where it wants to be; that is, every organization should be thinking about, planning,...
View ArticleLeadership and Diversity: Gonzaga’s ORGL 506
Leadership and Diversity was my first academic experience focused on exploring the role of race, class, and gender. Through this course, I began to identify the influence of these roles on my life and...
View ArticleThe Future
I have been a student for much of my life. I have often wondered if my attraction to being a student was a sign that I did not know what direction I wanted in life. Finishing college with a B.A. in...
View ArticleIntroduction to Organizational Leadership: Gonzaga’s ORGL 500
Organizational Leadership was the my first course at Gonzaga and provided an introduction to the traits, thought processes, expectations, and outcomes of leading. In this course, I began to explore...
View ArticleLeadership and Imagination: Gonzaga’s ORGL 502
Leadership and Imagination was a formational experience in my leadership journey. Until this course, I imagined myself as just another student sitting at a computer. Our class took advantage of every...
View ArticleMethods of Organizational Research: Gonzaga’s ORGL 501
Methods of Organizational Leadership introduced the basic characteristics of quantitative and qualitative research design, including formulating clear questions and using existing research to inform...
View ArticleOrganizational Communication: Gonzaga’s ORGL 504
Organizational Communication provided an opportunity to explore the varied methods organizations use to communicate internally and externally. Finally, a practical class where I had the opportunity to...
View ArticleOrganizational Ethics: Gonzaga’s ORGL 503
Organizational Ethics asked students to explore their own worldviews and to evaluate how those worldviews influenced our social, political, professional, and personal lives. This course challenged me...
View ArticleOrganizational Theory: Gonzaga’s ORGL 505
Organizational Theory was the second class in my program and provided an introduction to how to think about organizations. Using Borman and Deal’s (2008) organizational frames, I explored...
View ArticleReview of IntoCircuit Power Mini 3000 mAh External Battery
Hey folks, About a week ago, I received a free sample of the IntoCircuit Power Mini External Battery from the manufacturer and have been using it every day since. I’m impressed with this little gadget....
View ArticleRemembering Ralph Davis Jr.
Late last month, one of the more interesting people in Beaufort, SC passed away. Ralph Davis Jr. grew up on Wadmalaw Island and then came to the Beaufort area after his service as a fighter pilot in...
View ArticleMore about Home Based Employees
I spend a lot of time thinking about home-based employees, having spent the last five years working remotely from Beaufort, SC while my teammates and coworkers are located in Bethesda, MD. As I was...
View ArticleThoughts on the ZeroLemon Galaxy S3 Extended Battery
As much as I hate to admit it, I’m almost completely lost without my phone. I did get around Italy for two weeks without the phone and maybe even liked it a bit, but once I got back to the states, my...
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