As reports on the significance of the climate crisis increase, it’s not uncommon for individuals to believe there is nothing they can do to change the future. This “there is nothing I can do” attitude is something we need to reframe in the minds of ourselves,...
I was visiting Grand Island, Nebraska for work earlier this month, which happened to be the beginning of the spring sandhill crane migration. Every year 400,000 to 600,000 sandhill cranes – 80% of all the cranes on the planet, by the way – congregate...
I may be taking a bit of liberty with this old joke here, but chickens and bees have one thing in common – they are both living entities. Our relationships with chickens and bees are very different as we have both diverging patterns of behavior, and different...
I am always impressed at how Nature is constantly finding ways to cultivate conditions for evolution over the long term. For example, Type I ecologies are filled with weeds and annuals because the ground is not conducive to bulbs or shrubs. As those weeds and annuals...
Trust is an interesting part of organizational culture. While some leaders may say they trust their staff, in reality, it may not be the case. What changes happen within the organization when we really and truly trust our employees? Does it change how we supervise?...
