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The Great Tipping Point in Education? It’s Here.
And so it begins. The pandemic’s impact on higher education demonstrates an educational system out of touch with the needs of a modern world. A growing number of students and parents are voicing that if we move education from campuses to virtual settings, that a discount ought to […]
The Man Who Taught Me Unlearning
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” Alvin Toffler – Futurist Love & hate cannot occupy the same space. Trying to hold onto erroneous beliefs and truth is temporary. One will […]
Is Hope Killing Us?
There has never been a more important time to learn how to change ourselves enough to participate in the future of work. For most of us, true personal change requires that we include discomfort and fear as part of the ride. Frankly, we are no longer waiting for the future of work, […]
Hey Facebook! Is the Internet a Toilet?
Lady Gaga recently said, “The Internet is a toilet.” By the time that I read through the first six inches of today’s Facebook feed, I was feeling that it might just be better to go to bed and hide. And yet, I’ve got about 20 hours of work in […]
Stand.
We are the turning point. We tried settling for hope, We waited for others to right this ship. When that didn’t happen, We felt betrayed. We let go of hope and learned to become optimists. We no longer accept empty words and promises, […]
What If Love Was In Charge?
Welcome to a world where today’s actions determine our future as a country. This morning, I was greeted with the thought, “What if love was in charge?” My brand of cynicism illuminated my distrust of our citizens. Far too many would respond that such an idea simply isn’t […]
My Favorite Hero
A few years ago, a teenager named Brandon Farbstein contacted me with a note. It read, “I have been looking for people that are masters in their profession. If you are open to a conversation, I would be grateful to learn anything that you want to share in how […]
If America is Failing Today’s Workers, What must we do?
“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” John F. Kennedy As the pandemic hit our country, our workers were already in distress from underemployment. On the surface, we were given glowing reports of the […]
Waiting for Normal?
Which Side of This Table Will You be Standing? The world will not be going back to normal. The last time many of us waited for the world to change, We were unprepared to change ourselves. The future of work is no longer in the future. […]
My Last Pandemic
It was the early 80s. My first partner and I had just moved in together. He had just passed the California State Bar and gone to work for a big law firm. I was making good money in the staffing industry and getting concert dates in jazz clubs. We got […]