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Settling For vs. Endorsing a Candidate

August 17, 2016 By David Griesing Leave a Comment

The difference between settling for and endorsing a candidate is known only to you. It’s a thin line, and the ballot box will never tell the rest of us which. That doesn’t mean there is no accountability for the choice that you’ll make. The personal … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: *All Posts, Being Part of Something Bigger than Yourself, The Op-eds Tagged With: compromise, election, politics, takingastand, values

In the Wake of Charlie Hebdo: What We Hold in Common

January 11, 2015 By David Griesing 5 Comments

From a certain perspective, could those men who were shot by French police yesterday be any more inspirational? Masked, sheathed in black, executioners pointing their weapons at a pleading, fallen policeman outside Charlie Hebdo’s offices just … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: *All Posts, Being Part of Something Bigger than Yourself, Continuous Learning Tagged With: Charlie Hebdo, commitment, democracy, democratic values, Donald Kagan, in common, terrorism, values, values awareness

Lemmings

September 24, 2014 By David Griesing Leave a Comment

Entrepreneur and investor Peter Theil was in Philadelphia on Monday sharing some of his contrarian views. One that he expanded upon at length affects innovation, education as well as our careers. Theil described it as "people acting in lemming-like … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: *All Posts, Daily Preparation, Entrepreneurship, Heroes & Other Role Models Tagged With: entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, herd mentality, innovation, lemming, Peter Theil, Theil Fellowship

Job Training for Yourself

September 1, 2014 By David Griesing Leave a Comment

The on-ramp into a better job isn’t what it used to be. Gone are the days when you show up and get trained to do what the boss expects from you. In other words, if you can’t demonstrate that you’re qualified to do the job on the day that you start, … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: *All Posts, Being Proud of Your Work, Continuous Learning, Daily Preparation, Introducing Yourself & Your Work Tagged With: accomplishment, employment, engagement, pride, qualifications, satisfaction, skills, training, work

Grace Note

July 11, 2014 By David Griesing Leave a Comment

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse in the Middle East, a mother’s voice cuts through the terrible din. The words belonged to Rachel Fraenkel, whose son Naftali had recently been kidnapped and murdered in the West Bank along with two … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: *All Posts, Being Part of Something Bigger than Yourself, Building Your Values into Your Work, Work & Life Rewards Tagged With: connectedness, contemplation, grace, prayer, reflection, transcendence, transcendent

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