Last week I read a powerful essay posted on The New York Times Opinion website. The piece, titled “How We Learned to Kill”, was subsequently published
One Size Fits One [SHIN SPLINTS 2015]
I never thought I would be a product endorser. However, times have changed. As that great American, Marvin Gaye sang, “Mercy, mercy, me. Things
Win One for the Gipper [SHIN SPLINTS 2015]
Motivating human behavior is an art. How can you get someone to do what you want him/her to do? How can you extract maximum performance, sometimes in
Credibility Lost [SHIN SPLINTS 2015]
By Doug Logan There are few more powerful jobs in America than that of television network news anchor. They appear before us every night of the
Overreach [SHIN SPLINTS 2015]
Victors repeatedly misinterpret and overstate their achievements. They overestimate the scale, and misunderstand the context, of their successes. They
Flakes and Fakes [SHIN SPLINTS 2015]
Monday morning. Up at 3:45 AM in order to catch the 7:00 AM Jet Blue flight from Tampa to New York JFK to teach my classes. First day of the spring
Consequences [SHIN SPLINTS 2015]
Florida, the “Sunshine State”, is full of kooks. The temperate climate, sandy beaches, “Stand Your Ground” laws, and a permissive pro-gun culture make
On Noise [SHIN SPLINTS 2015]
I have spent a lifetime surrounded by noise. My father was a World War II Master Sergeant who preferred to bellow his desires. I was the eldest of his
Booyah! [SHIN SPLINTS 2015]
This is a tale of courage; personal and professional. It explains how a skinny kid from North Carolina, not named Jordan, disrupted and changed the