Airline captains don’t have an “open door policy, and there’s a good reason for that. Aside from the obvious terrorist and crazy passenger threats, airline pilots realize they face another adversary: treacherous interruptions. In 1974 an Eastern Airlines flight carrying seventy-eight passengers and four crew members crashed in dense fog during an instrument approach intoRead more
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If you visit Dunvegan Castle on the Isle of Skye, you will see a yellow silk flag encased in glass, reputed to have originated in the Far East, possibly brought to Scotland by the Crusaders. Or, Vikings from Norway brought it. Or, it’s a saint’s relic. The Clan McLeod knows the real story. Centuries ago,Read more
Probably everyone reading this article can ride a bike. In my neighborhood riding a bike was a rite of passage, a means of transportation, and a symbol of freedom. People from all walks of life and economic backgrounds know how to ride bikes. You might call it a universal success story of learning. And onceRead more
In Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs, and Steel, the author takes the reader on a whirlwind tour through 13,000 years of history on all the continents. He also directly and indirectly offers some observations and recommendations about what leaders can do to influence the cultures they create and the organizations they aspire to lead. The authorRead more
A paradox is a statement that seems self-contradictory but may be true. It appears to contradict common sense, but we believe it, nonetheless. It contains two true statements that, in general, cannot both be true at the same time, yet it challenges us to explore the distinction between truth and plausibility. For example, if IRead more
