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The Leader’s Essential Checklist
April 7, 2025 Good morning! A shout-out to Tom from Vermont, a longtime friend and reader, who dropped by last week for a visit and to procure some 50-years-old sourdough starter. He also glimpsed world headquarters and was curious as to how this column was produced; he further suggested I go into Podcasting. For each of …
Your Top Talent is Being Headhunted
March 31, 2025 Good morning! Let’s pause for a brief return to winter. Last Friday, after procrastinating for more than a decade, we hired a crew to chop down four of our large Silver Maple trees. This was a crew from the old days, wanting coffee served to them at the break of dawn — and …
The Purpose of Life
March 24, 2025 Good morning! Hear those Robins? Welcome to this world, precious new little granddaughter! I miss the tactile experience of clipping the Madnesses bracket from the newspaper. This has been perfect tree sap weather with cold nights and warm(er) days… lots of capacity and production — and rewards. Do you like the odds …
Epic Snowstorms
March 17, 2025 Good morning! Are your trees tapped? When you have been gone for a period of time how do you merge back into the 80 MPH work environment? Do you focus on catching up — or do you focus more on refreshing, and restarting a’new?
Who is Responsible for Culture in Your Organization?
March 10, 2025 Good morning! Spring-like weather! The Feast of Patrick is in one week.
Effective Leadership Matters
March 3, 2025 Good morning! It’s the first Monday of March… time to get to work. The Dairy Queen is open! Fifty-five years in a row of not missing opening day.Lion or a Lamb? If you go by temperature, it might have been a lion; if by sunshine and zero precipitation, it might have been a …
Do You Splurge on Yourself?
February 24, 2025 Good morning! The brooch is back! Better start sorting through your great-grandmother’s jewelry box. We participated fully in the influenza/ common cold/ pneumonia/ RSV season this year, reportedly among the more significant statistically in Minnesota. The Amazonians have taken control of James Bond — his past, present, and future… but, he’s dead, …
RTO Push
February 17, 2025 Good morning! Cold! Did you have a dog in the hunt? A giant Schnauzer named Monty took home all the kibbles at the Westminster Show. When do those fish fries start? Yogurt, too, can be a replacement for eggs; again, let me know how your souffle turns out, Jill! — and thanks for the tip, …
Simple Math
February 10, 2025 Good morning! It is seven-below-zero (F) in our backyard at the moment. I happily shoveled about 8″ of fluffy snow for the better part of Saturday morning — free exercise. As I worked at moving the billions of flakes they became less fluffy and increased in depth to more than a foot! I …