by lewsauder | Jan 18, 2012 | Career Management
An article in the New York Times from July of 2011 entitled “Can a Playground Be Too Safe?” discusses the trend over the past few decades of making playgrounds safer. By reducing the height of sliding boards and monkey bars and replacing the old pavement...
by lewsauder | Sep 26, 2011 | Career Management
When I was in high school, I had a fantastic U.S. History teacher. He had us subscribe to Time Magazine and we were required to read an editorial from the newspaper every day. We were to highlight the main issues of the editorial in one color and terms we didn’t...
by lewsauder | Jul 12, 2011 | Career Management
My son had a baseball tournament this past weekend at a park complex that had multiple fields. While we waited for another game to finish so that his team could play, I laid in the grass between two fields. It was a beautiful day and I closed my eyes and laid down...
by lewsauder | May 16, 2011 | Career Management
Like millions of kids out there, my son is just winding down the school year. He’s a good student but also a free spirit and sometimes goes beyond his limits to the point of being disruptive in class. Over the course of the school year, I’ve observed some...
by lewsauder | May 5, 2011 | Career Management
Everyone makes a mistake on occasion. I’ve seen the smartest and most meticulous people write down the wrong time or date for a meeting. It happens. And as long as it’s not habitual, most people tolerate small mistakes. Accountability vs Blame Then there are...