Regret. “What are your biggest regrets – either things you did or those you are sorry you never did?” That was the question I posed to my fellow authors of a former blog of mine. They all “stared” at me blankly – well virtually as we were having a pow-wow via Facebook messenger. Is it … Read More
Insurance. “Can health insurance companies charge the unvaccinated higher premiums? What about life insurers? 5 questions answered” by Kosali Simon, Indiana University and Sharon Tennyson, Cornell University The current COVID-19 wave in the U.S. is mostly affecting unvaccinated Americans, who represent more than 95% of current cases of hospitalization and death. Given the average cost … Read More
Workforce resiliency – what is that? Resiliency is defined as, “Our capacity to bounce back.” I define it as “Our capacity to increase the quality of our experience and the outcomes.” Creating and maintaining a resilient workforce takes vision, mission, diligence and resources. In a world of work that is experiencing global competition, key issues include: … Read More
Literacy. “What would a more literate world look like?” by Stewart Riddle Let us suppose for a moment that there is a magic bullet for curing illiteracy. In fact, what if we were able to take the global literacy rate from 84% worldwide to something closer to 90% or even 99%? What difference would it … Read More
Grieving. “What’s the point of grief?” by John Frederick Wilson, York St John University Grieving is an experience almost everyone will go through at some point in their life. And is something we often have no control over. It isn’t just humans either. There is plenty of evidence, albeit anecdotal, that other mammals, particularly primates, … Read More
Power. That is the best way to describe our speech. It happened many many years ago. Long before I was born. Yet it impacted my family in a very profound way. One nasty comment changed the course of many lives. The Power Of One Nasty Word It seemed one man felt superior to another. He … Read More
Grief. “As COVID-19 restrictions lift, grief literacy can help us support those around us” by Susan Cadell, University of Waterloo; Jacques Cherblanc, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC); Karima Joy, University of Toronto, and Mary Ellen Macdonald, McGill University COVID-19 has brought about many losses and many deaths. The number of deaths worldwide has reached almost … Read More
Opportunities come in disguise. “Don’t wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities, strong men make them.” Orison Swett Marden. Opportunities: How Often Have You Missed One? How often have you heard the saying “Life is what you make it?” What the hell does it mean? How do … Read More
Greed. What causes greed and how can we deal with it? by Laura E. Alexander, University of Nebraska Omaha Recent news stories have highlighted unethical and even lawless actions taken by people and corporations that were motivated primarily by greed. Federal prosecutors, for example, charged 33 wealthy parents, some of whom were celebrities, with paying bribes … Read More
Stuff. We all need some, we almost all want some more, yet who owns who? In the second decade of the 21st century, we advertisers, including those using social media influencers, are constantly marketing to us. Buy more, spend more, get more. How? With the best things! Clothes, cars, jewellery, housing, shoes, accessories, places and … Read More
