Weekly Thoughts

Do we know when it is time to say goodbye?   On the other hand, do we know when it is time to say hello?   Our lives are filled with points ...

 “Since there is no Spanish equivalent for Wayne, we’ll call you Ber-nar-do,” my 7 th grade Spanish teacher informed me.  “Can you use my...

Seven years ago, I made the commitment to write weekly and share the thoughts that I had been thinking about for the past week or so.   And ...

  Every year, we gather to bring in the Jewish New Year, where part of the liturgy talks about opening up the “Book of Life” on Rosh Hashana...

My last haircut was towards the beginning of January.  Normally, I would have said that my next cut would be at the end of March / beginning...

I have been involved in the change business for a few decades, related to system implementations and process improvements.   The rule of thu...

Thomas Edison once said, “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”   We are curren...

Imagine the year is 1519 and we have been sailing on a ship crossing the Atlantic for weeks on end.   We know that we are going to lan...

In Harlan Ellison’s short story, “Crackpots”, he asks the underlying question – who really are the madmen and who runs the asylum?   It w...

As a president of an organization, I have had to ponder two concepts – leadership and delegation. Oxford Dictionary provides the foll...

Have you ever explained something and the person you were talking with had the blank deer in the head lights look?   How about the deafen...

I have been wearing glasses for about 45 years.   Without them, while I can “see,” the world is blurry and reading is extremely difficult...

“The biggest rewards in life are found outside your comfort zone. Live with it. Fear and risk are prerequisites if you want to enjoy a...

For a number of years, I neither went to a work-related training class nor a seminar.   I am one of those people who has no problem askin...

Day one…a New Year, a new month and a new job.   Change happens and it is real.   The last time that I changed the company I was working ...

This past week I found myself sitting in a college classroom.   That is right – student Wayne!   The last time I sat in a classroom as...