Unpacking Ideas

Juliette misses Samson. He was her protector. They shared the dark night together on the highway, and many nights since then. Angel the dog misses him. So do I. Moving is difficult for all of us.

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.

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.

Perhaps I’m thinking about Mr. Bogut because he represents those good mornings in the kitchen. And he was funny. And he is alive. I’m glad he is alive. I’m sure he’d be glad to hear this news, too. He gives me hope, because if Jack is still alive, maybe I’m not so old.

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 [...]