This week, America’s TV sitcoms lost surrogate parents and TV legends with the passing of Tom Bosley from “Happy Days” and Barbara Billingsley from “Leave it to Beaver.” Both TV shows showcased family life in the 1950s well before Watergate, Vietnam, and other significant events of the 1960s and 1970s. The TV-show actors set trends […]
Witnessing the live heroic rescue of trapped Chilean miners on television this week can only be described as amazing. Seemingly crude equipment pulled trapped mines 2300 feet to freedom on the earth’s surface in Copiapó, Chile. What happened in Chile is a tremendous example of leadership in action. Just consider the massive engineering medical teams […]
One of the cutest commercials out there is a Meow Mix trailer featuring bad-acting cats in need of a good meal. Included in the promotion are cats with apparent personality traits of a troublemaker, instigator, and a snoop. Each one acts out impulses until getting satisfied with a tasty meal. Of course, I was amused […]
How many times is there someone featured on the news who has assumed a role of power and he or she soaks up the accolades? It really makes me wonder: Is there some disconnect from what leaders have in mind for themselves and their actual job descriptions?