Press release like a handshake
Why is a press release like a friendly greeting? Dear business owner: I’m sure you have had this experience of walking into a restaurant-only to be ignored! Give me a glance A nod Something! Ugh! When you are acknowledged, you feel at ease. You are confident in the...We missed a teachable moment with Colin Kaepernick
When I heard about Mr. Kaepernick’s actions, my emotions took over and that was a natural impulse. But as I was able to process the issue, I missed the whole point of America and just in case many of you did as well, here is my take: The promise of America (not...Absolute power corrupts absolutely
Absolute power corrupts absolutely Many years ago, I was talking to a colleague, and the principal walked by and the colleague asked him if he was going to suspend that kid. The principal responded, “I don’t want to talk about it now.” Then the...Six reasons to hire a Marketing Consultant
Marketing Consultants provide the “how.” Dear business owner: I was just watching an episode of my favorite shows -Bar Rescue. Mr. Jon Taffer goes in and helps rescue a bar financially, but he also usually ends up rescuing relationships and communities. He delivers an...What does it mean to win?
Let’s say you went to your nephew’s baseball game and they actually kept score, and your nephew’s team lost 10-1. All ten runs were scored in the first inning by the other team. Well, what happened from the second inning and on? Did your nephew’s team play...The horse is not thirsty
The horse is not thirsty It is really amazing of what is happening in education. Standards are increasing, yet ability is decreasing, but it is not just the ability; it is the lack of desire. When you are given everything, why should you work? What is the...Poem written in Sedona October 2016
Ancestral arena of my soul (trip to Sedona) By James Pesutich, Jr. 10/29/16 Towers perched in stone An eternal arena of Earth and Sky. Feeling the need to be alone As the midday sun strokes my middle eye. I want to hear The voices in the wind As...Teachers need to learn the basics
Teaching is very demanding, but teachers (yours truly included) make mistakes on the basics. We can usually agree that teaching is a very difficult job, but sometimes teachers (including me) make situations worse on the approach. Which of the following sounds...Importance of boundaries
Schools need to enforce boundaries and procedures. In the fall of 2006, during lunch, we had a fight between about twenty students and they were grouped up racially: African-Americans and Latino students. This incident was a culmination of appeasement policies...