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Fruity flavors: Nicotine & tobacco in a smoke-free state
26 July 2010 7:55 PM | No CommentsI hadn’t realized how jarring it is to see people smoking indoors until I watched two DVDs this month. Barbra Streisand, as Katy in 1973’s “The Way We Were” smoked throughout the movie, including during her pregnancy. And from the land of television, Tim Robbins...
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Angels in Minnesota
26 July 2010 7:03 AM | No CommentsAngels are coming to Minnesota — at least that is the hope. The legislature is betting on the old Field of Dreams saying “If you build it, they will come” and hoping it will apply to angel investors and venture capital dollars over the next...
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Gathering ’round the Campfire
22 July 2010 12:29 PM | No CommentsLast Monday I became a parody of myself. I took to the woods with my ten-year-old son, accompanying six of his friends, and some of their parents to Scout Camp in Wisconsin. Our kids are Webelos, going into fifth grade. We joined around 100 other...
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Banquet Chicken and Looking Backwards
Posted on June 2, 2010 | No CommentsI’m an extrovert. I get energy by being around others and enjoy most every chance I get to meet new people. If given the choice, I would stay late at every party and never run out of things to talk about or people to meet.... -
Who do you know that has “Cube Cred”?
Posted on April 27, 2010 | No CommentsLast week (4.21.2010) fellow Leadership and Community blogger Wendy Helgeson lit another fire. This time she made a splash by asking some pretty solid questions around the role of Connectors in the Community. While they may not get the press, they keep things moving in... -
Managing the Much Maligned Middle
Posted on March 15, 2010 | No CommentsMid-career, middle manager, middle seat on an airplane. Have you ever banged your carry-on through first class with the thought that “it must be nice.” Planes may serve as a fairly good metaphor for our careers as we try to expand our influence and move... -
Neighborhood Names: Stereotyping or Better Neighbors?
Posted on February 8, 2010 | 3 CommentsThis past week I read an article in the Star Tribune about the role of neighborhoods and the seemingly trivial task of attributing a name to the area. I find the idea to be fascinating and the exercise of naming an area to be of... -
Bowl Season is Upon Us
Posted on January 4, 2010 | No CommentsBack to work and it’s Bowl Week. For Minnesotan’s, the past two weeks have been filled with snow, low temps and holiday parties and commitments. Many of us are seeking a little bit of rest and relaxation this morning as we plug-into work and unplug... -
What’s the most important Building in your Community?
Posted on November 30, 2009 | No CommentsA couple of weeks ago, we had some family members come over unexpectedly for dinner. This spaghetti visit school night included our 12 year old nephew and his overstuffed book bag. He had a plan beyond dinner and it included preparation for a World History... -
Joe Cool
Posted on October 22, 2009 | 3 CommentsAs the idea behind the Community and Leadership blog was being formulated, we wanted to take a divergent approach to news. We wanted to be positive. We wanted to focus on sharing the stories of people and organizations that are making our community a better... -
Dora Knows: Neighborhoods are the Lifeline for Community
Posted on September 23, 2009 | 5 CommentsCommunity is a word that is used regularly and has many contextual meanings and definitions—an online community, a professional organization, a place where people look out for one another. While I was in college, I experienced, for the first time, a true sense of community....
