As professionals, we need to learn how to manage our time and how to focus on the primary objectives of our job. As managers, however, you can help your staff excel by encouraging them to set annual goals, and choose one thing they hope to improve upon. Applying the Emphasis Rule, you can help them apportion time appropriately, partner with mentors and plan for their educa
Category: Non-Fiction
Collection of articles on current issues, reflections on the COVID-19 pandemic, professional development, travel and history
The Garden of the Gods
The joy of living, of being human, is that you can marvel at the creation. With each new discovery you walk away with many questions. The Garden of the Gods is one such place that fuels the imagination and begs us to return, to discover more of its mysteries.
A Lesson in Time Management: The “90% Rule”
Everyday we have certain things we need to achieve. Yet we often allow the details to get in the way.
This article is not about giving 90% effort. It is not about doing only 90% of the job. This is about time management, getting the most of your time and resources to accomplish your tasks. It is part of the Lessons Learned series.
Documentation — The Key to Continuity
Documentation is what you ask for – don’t expect people to just do it. As a business owner or manager, it is your job to insist on it.
Stranger than Fiction — The Case of Mary Fulp
On January 18, 2023, Alaska’s Principal of the Year, Mary Fulp, was forcefully removed from her home, admitted to Mat-Su Regional Medical Center, subjected to psychiatric testing, tied to a gurney, and injected with psychotropic medication1. The chain of events that unfolded could provide the basic ingredients of a sci-fi horror tale. In the world of non-fiction, it was a personal nightmare for Mary Fulp. It also opened up a constitutional hornets nest.