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Wisdom Wednesday – Morbidity and Mortality Conferences

I just finished a book called “The Big Fail: What The Pandemic Revealed About Who It Protects and Who it Leaves Behind” which is a fairly even handed

Music Monday – “Carve the Turkey/Turn the ball game on/Mix margaritas when the egg-nog’s gone Send somebody to the Quickpak Store/We need some ice and an extension cord”

More than ever before, feel unbelievably fortunate to have all four grandparents joining us for Christmas this year… “Merry Christmas From the Family” – Cody Cannon

Wisdom Wednesday – The Three Levels of Relationship in Any Workplace

The three levels of relationships that exist for all employees, at any level, are: 1. with those who are above you in the hierarchy 2. those who are

Wisdom Wednesday – Your Real Job Is To Be A Translator

I was in an OH&S meeting once where they were talking about buying walkie-talkies so staff could more easily communicate with each other in our large Central branch.

Are We (Finally) Coming Out of Covid? Probably Not But Also Maybe?

I haven’t written a lot about Covid lately but it’s interesting to reflect on how our attitudes and therefore, our language, changes. For instance, I have started saying

Wisdom Wednesday – Performance Punishment

This ties into the post I did last week about Rock Stars, Rock Steadies, and Rock Bottoms. As a leader, important to regularly assess if you’re punishing your

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