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Worry more about de-motivating rather than Motivating- Episode 5
“Effective immediately, all non-client expenditures must be approved in advance by your business unit leader.” Several years ago, this new policy along with several other burdensome, micromanagement...
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Looking At Ellen – An Interpretation
The Summit of Mt. Ellen is at the highest ski trail My inspiration Mt. Ellen dominates the Mad River Valley in the Green Mountains of Vermont. In the early 20th century, college students building the...
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How the British Won the American Revolution
See my new article published on the Journal of the American Revolution! The British Won the American Revolution
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Into Phen Basin – a Memorium for Dan Hartley RIP
Leaving the road and houses behind, the runner enters the mature forest. The tree canopy shields the sun leaving little ground vegetation and a clear path. The only evidence of past inhabitants are...
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Cited as Number 1 Journal of the American Revolution Article in July!
This week the Journal of the American Revolution published my article on How the British Won the American Revolution. Feedback has been considerable with strong views supporting and contesting my...
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In Turbulent Times, Instill Confidence to Create Followership
When facing a negative business environment, successful leaders rally their teams by articulating a clear, credible turnaround vision. The vision must lucidly define the needed changes and demonstrate...
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Dappled Light
Filtering sun rays through woodland canopy Be-speckling forest foliage with circles of light and shade A mysteriously attractive panoply of hues and shades Enticing ones interest with newly created...
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Which Way Forward?
Select ridges or ravines Traverse gnarly or knobbed Navigate dead ends or detours Assess upright or unrighteousness Discern knavery or noble Follow self and find center
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A four leaf clover
Lovingly creating affection by Growing emotional happiness Magnifying everyday devotion, and Never waning gratefulness
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The Continuing Enigma: Revolutionary General John Stark
Stark Mountain Fayston VT Book Review Stark: The Life and Wars of John Stark, French & Indian War Ranger, Revolutionary War General by Richard V. Polhemus and John F. Polhemus, (Delmar, NY: Black...
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Fleeting connection
Sun light and nature Intertwining two once independent beings creating a new relationship Sun light enhancing nature and, nature reflecting sun light Beauty rising in their union Warming, growing into...
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Bears and the Legacy of the Dispossessed
Whumph, whumph, whumph Sharp noises interrupted a sunny, but cool morning hike on a little used backcountry trail in Shenandoah National Park. Glancing to my right I spied a small bear, likely a cub...
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Ain’t no Meadow!
A few puffy clouds in an otherwise deep blue sky Sun warming up the dawn after a chilly mountain night Perfect weather for a mountain trail run Setting off at a slow running pace Traversing a Meadow...
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Moses Robinson – Under Appreciated American Founder
Book Review Moses Robinson and The Founding of Vermont Robert A. Mello Barre and Montpelier: Vermont Historical Society, 2014. Most historians emphasize Ethan and Ira Allen’s role in the founding...
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Passing or never real?
Idea pops into brilliant sunlit view Intriguing, promising, captivating Creates a special excitement as the day progresses Mind races with abounding possibilities, however Fading daylight engenders a...
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“It’s hard to put a leash on a dog when you place a crown on its head.”
Tyrion Lannister, a leading member of a royal family, commenting on the selection of a new king in the medieval fantasy epic Game of Thrones. A master at commanding through powerful ideas not brawn,...
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Vermont’s French Vestiges
Book Review: The French Occupation of the Champlain Valley From 1609 to 1759 by Guy Omeron Coolidge (Fleischmanns, NY: Purple Mountain Press, 1979, reprinted from 1938 proceedings of the Vermont...
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Prairie Crossroads
A freight train whistle bestows a familiar greeting Drifting from a bustling railway switching yard At the busy intersection of two transcontinental lines Next to a great plains college where a...
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The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution 1783-1789
Joseph Ellis, the Pulitzer Prize winning historian is the author of a new book chronicling the period after the American Revolution up to the enactment of the US Constitution in 1788. Ellis postulates...
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A Guide to Revolutionary Arlington Cemetery
Visit oft neglected sections of Arlington National Cemetery on your next visit to reflect on past and future vets. This walk takes about one hour along shaded paths away from crowds, perfect for...
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