Month: May 2012

Failure to Communicate, Part 2

Last time we reminisced about the infamous Cool Hand Luke line about a failure to communicate. Funny in the movie, but not so funny in your company’s efforts to get your message across. Good communication has to leave the sender…

Remembrance Day

Let’s remember the real purpose of Memorial Day. We have the freedom to work as we please, celebrate and enjoy time with family and friends because of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Let’s remember their families this Remembrance Day…

Triple Crown Coincidence

As I’ve watched I’ll Have Another win the Derby and subsequently train for the Preakness and have read the rags-to-riches stories about jockey Mario Guiterrez, I’m struck by the fact that the horse looks incredibly like the main character in…

Failure to Communicate

If I started the quote, “What we’ve got here…” I have no doubt you would immediately chime in with the response “… failure to communicate.” The infamous line from Cool Hand Luke. (Whether or not you add the southern drawl…

It’s Derby Day!

“A horse is the projection of peoples’ dreams about themselves – strong, powerful, beautiful – and it has the capability of giving us escape from our mundane existence.” ~ Pam Brown, Australian Poet Long-time lover of horses and fan of…