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Funerals Collapse the Illusion of Later
The finality of a funeral service always acts as a stark reminder of mortality, shattering the human tendency to live as though death is a distant, abstract possibility. The physical reality of the body and the formal ceremony make the loss undeniable, forcing every one in attendance, out of denial or shock and into an…
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Misalignment isn’t obvious until it’s catastrophic.
Every so often, someone insists they’ve found Atlantis — a sunken city, a lost continent, a hidden civilization. The story just won’t die. Plato’s original tale, written around 360 BCE, wasn’t meant as history. It was a metaphor: a powerful civilization brought to ruin by arrogance, corruption, and disconnection from balance. Yet thousands of years…
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Denial is Killing Your Business NOT the Economy!
Published in the Business Newsday – April 12th 2012 Denial is rampant in small businesses today. Often I wonder if perhaps I am insane or making too big a deal about some of the things that I witness daily in organizations. A good client, friend and interestingly enough one of my suppliers recently shared a…

