Team Building
I’d like to share a story I read from Vice-Chancellor John McCardell‘s address to the students and faculty of Sewanee: The University of the South, given at the beginning of this school year. I…
I’m on the Auburn University Research Advisory Board, which meets twice a year. About three weeks ago, we had a chance to visit the athletic facilities, and among several there, I…
Read MoreI’d like to share a story I read from Vice-Chancellor John McCardell‘s address to the students and faculty of Sewanee: The University of the South, given at the beginning of this school year. I…
A number of years ago, I had the pleasure of hearing an address by Charles Cawley. He started his business on a shoestring in an empty A&P food store. This…
Over the last few days, unusually high winds and a lot of rain overtaxed the storm water controls of a recently completed building in Kansas. Water infiltrated the first level…
It’s been interesting to see our garden take shape over the five years we’ve been here on Overton Road. We started with a small tomato area in 2009. Two years later, we…
Do you remember the scene from the movie Christmas Vacation when Chevy Chase is stuck in the attic? He ends up watching old family movies of years gone by. Something…
This is the fourth year for our Community Garden. What started with a few tomato plants has expanded to fruit trees and a much larger vegetable patch. New additions this year…
For three years running, Barber Motorsports Park has hosted the Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. Stewart Perry has been there from the beginning, enjoying the weekend of family fun the…
If I were to rank overused words in business today, “sustainability” would be at the top of my list. “Teamwork” is close behind, only because most do not walk the…
Might be over-exposed. That’s what the Wall Street Journal, “Indecent Exposure: The Downsides of Working in a Glass Office” says, anyway. With all the talk about the benefits of open…