Category: It’s A Dog’s Life

A Backyard Moment With Two Dogs, A Cat, Bats, Two Deer, and 250 Worms »

Two dogs, a cat, bats, two deer, and 250 worms, all in one very odd backyard moment. Linda, my wife, joined me in the backyard. She saw the dogs, cat, bats, and deer and smiled. I told her about the worms. She did not seem to mind the worms. Two dogs, a cat, bats, two deer, 250 worms, and a wife. A wonderful backyard moment.

Dog Leadership: Teach An Old Dog New Tricks »

Transformational leadership means “change to make change”. See my previous articles, Transformational Leadership: Change To Make Change (May 9, 2009) and Transformational Leadership: Lots Of Questions, A Few Good Answers (July 15, 2009). This means that a leaderhip team that expects to be transformational must first expect its members to change personally in order to make change in others.

Jack Bogut Is Still Alive »

[What's up with Jack Bogut?  I wrote this article almost a yearago and it still generates a ton of interest.  Go Jack!  Send me an e-mail to tell me what you liked most about Bogut In The Morning:  jeff@unpackingideas.org] Every morning I heard Jack Bogut’s voice.   Before school while Mom cooked Dad’s oatmeal, the radio would be tuned to KDKA Radio in Pittsburgh [...]

More Than Two Dogs »

I love dogs.  Sorry, but this is a bit of a departure from the content of other articles I have written lately.  Readers who prefer theology or leadership issues may not resonate with this article.  Stick around, though.  I ask only for a moment (in dog years) to reflect.  This is personal.  This is about my dogs, two in particular.  They [...]