Completion

Completion

For the past three weeks or so the distinction completion has been rolling around in my mind. I’ve been paying attention to all the areas where I start something and don’t finish (defined as completely done or arriving at a predetermined stopping point). Some...
Wrong Question

Wrong Question

First you have to understand that I am committed to Melinda’s wellbeing. I have declared it, and after her series of falls and injuries especially, I am committed to protecting her, which means being vigilant for when she is walking and not looking and talking on the...
Persistance or Insanity

Persistance or Insanity

Already at the end of the first quarter of 2023, president of Dorrier Underwood for seven years (!) and after all this time (66 years and 4 months, my exact age for Social Security eligibility) I find myself arguing with Rita Mae Brown. One of her characters famously...
Noticing Where You Get Stopped

Noticing Where You Get Stopped

Have you ever been in a conversation with a person who works for you or with a peer when something they say, or even some random facial expression hits you wrong? Maybe you have a history with the person that the moment evokes, or maybe the situation reminds you of...
Readjustment Never Stops

Readjustment Never Stops

Talking to an engineer today, I realized (again) how much I love engineers. I first realized it when I was creating a module for an engineering client years ago. They understood, in their bones, integrity as “whole and complete, unbroken, unimpaired, sound, in perfect...
Give Me a Break!

Give Me a Break!

At Dorrier Underwood, one of our leadership practices is to take a phrase from a novel or poem, use it as a first line, and write flat out for 5 minutes, without pausing or editing. It’s a way of discovering what we have to say to ourselves, and we often read what...