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NEPA It’s Time to Scramble!

Jul 11, 2010 | Comments

Like an Eagle in flight honed in on dinner on the ground, you have identified a gap in the world. You know what's missing and you have the execution plan all plotted out in your mind. You have the next big product, service or social innovation... Don't just let it sit there in your mind to rot. …

My Challenge to You

May 19, 2010 | Comments

When I think back to high school I don't think of myself as an awkward teenager - though I had no idea of a career I would be interested in except archeology. My father would get angry with me and tell me that unless I planned on moving to Africa I would end up in a fast food joint - that I needed to study something that was in demand or I would starve.…

A Question From New Orleans

Mar 11, 2010 | Comments

This is a call to action for my colleagues in the recruiter community. It's true, every time there is a disaster people respond generously with an outpouring of donations to aid agencies. Time passes, a new disaster rocks the earth's axis and we move on, moved by the emotion of the instant high tech news coverage social media has enabled. In the aftermath, people live in tent cities and try to rebuild their lives. Caroll found me.... What can we do for her?…

2010 Is All About You!

Dec 28, 2009 | Comments

My New Year resolution is simple - to make 2010 all about YOU! I have planned my calendar for the year to be more available and more focused on helping others more than ever before. No tricks, I'm not selling anything, and actually you will help me fulfill one of my objectives for the year - to help make a difference in the lives of others. So go ahead and click!…

I’m OK, You’re OK

Jul 22, 2009 | Comments

What happens when a community that hasn't seen much change in its demographic makeup in almost 100 years, has suffered a decline in population for the longest time, has an elderly population of 20.6% and votes largely Republican gets an immigrant injection from Latin America? …