Tag: Whitt and Wisdom
Monsters and Mister Rogers
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor I was channel surfing one evening and came across a documentary about Fred Rogers, the creator and host of Mister
What Is Normal?
By Jim Whitt Contributing Editor COVID-19 turned the world upside down. Then the death of George Floyd set it on fire. Since then, it gets
Being Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor Oxymoronica, a book by Mardy Grothe, Ph.D., explores the world of contradictory figures of speech. “Many examples of ‘oxymoronica’ appear
Bucking the Trend
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor We live in a world of trends. Business trends, consumer trends, fashion trends, entertainment trends. Trends exert a powerful influence
20 Questions for 2020
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor I f you are old enough, you may remember a game called 20 Questions. Here’s how it works. One person
The Age of Disruption
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor In 2016, who would have guessed that a real estate developer and star of a reality TV show would have
The Power of Collaboration
What We Can Learn From Songland By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor This year a new show with a unique format premiered on television. It’s called
Change or Transformation?
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor I was on the phone with a meeting planner who hired me to speak at the annual conference of an
Planning Beyond Meat
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor A friend texted me with this question: “What is your take on all the plant-based burgers? Is the beef industry
The Leadership Top 10
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor I recently had the opportunity to speak at a leadership conference for Petroleum Service Corporation (PSC), a company that specializes