Long before everyone had color televisions, video games and personal music players, we amused ourselves with traditional toys. Well, maybe they weren’t all traditional, but they were fun! Even with all our progress, many games and toys from my childhood are still popular today. But there are a few from Christmases past that have gone [...]
A little thought can make all the difference
Tag Archive: creativity
Frequently Given Answers – 8 Reasons to Take Short Cuts
Short cuts. As a kid this meant cutting through a neighbors yard, or through a path in the woods at the park. I don’t know when I first heard the word used to mean “anything that shortens the time it takes to accomplish a task”, but that is the way the term is used most [...]
All Weapons Must Be Non-Working and Peace Bound
For two days this weekend I attended DragonCon, a Labor Day Weekend fixture in Atlanta. This event includes everything from guest appearances by actors and creators of science fiction, fantasy, anime, role playing games, to a massive parade on Saturday morning with costumes more elaborate than the best Halloween party you ever attended.
The post title [...]
Bringing the Whole Package
If you are a regular reader of mine, you know that I have been writing about various traits that we all bring to the workplace to varying degrees. These ideas, developed in the book A Kick in the Seat of the Pants have worked well for me over the years.
Essentially, the concept is simple. We [...]
Artistry in Safety
Over the last few weeks, I have written about being a Warrior and an Explorer with regard to safety. But these are only two of the personality types you need to make a safety program work.
The third is The Artist. Someone has to find new ways, apply creativity and find the path that no one [...]
We all Need a Kick in the Pants (Sometimes)
When I was first made a team leader in my work, I knew all the people who would be working for me and wondered how I was going to get them working together in a way that no one else had. Then I found this awesome book – A Kick in the Seat of the [...]
