The Importance of Clear Communications
When people are in danger and need help, three letters are more important than any others: S-O-S. Even though some say that this universal distress signal stands for “save our ship” or “save our souls,” the letters actually don’t mean anything at all. Why, then, did the Morse Code [...]
Why Honesty is Always the Best Policy
When the Americans took over the construction of the Panama Canal from the French in 1903 (to the tune of $40 million), they made a big mistake: The engineers assumed it was “just a big [...]
Give Your Team a Boost Along the Way
At 29,029 feet, Mt. Everest isn’t one of those natural wonders that can be climbed in just a few weeks. Anyone who has ever reached the summit knows it’s a long journey over two solid [...]
The Details Can Be Devilish
James Murray, the famed creator of one of the world’s most comprehensive reference books, the Oxford English Dictionary, had rooms filled with paper. Correspondents from all over the world sent him thousands of pieces of [...]
A Frame Makes a Big Difference
Back in 2007, the art world buzzed with the news that a portrait of Lorenzo De Medici by Raphael was going up for auction (the last time something like that happened was in 1892). It’s [...]
How to Optimize IT Spend with a Limited Budget
Amid a pandemic, it is more important than ever to remain forward-thinking in your IT strategy and maximize the impact of the organization’s IT budgets. As we all now understand, the nature of the current [...]
Transparency for the Team’s Sake
At the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, a University of Washington rowing team did the unthinkable: They beat the better-equipped and physically stronger Nazi and Italian teams to win the gold. Brute strength wasn’t the key, [...]
Even Small Losses Add Up
$6,000. That’s how much loose change the Daily Mail reports that an average American loses in a lifetime. It’s an astonishing amount—the equivalent of two round-trip plane tickets to Italy or a nice summer getaway [...]
The Battlefield Doctor
Established in WWI, triage is the process of quickly determining the urgency and priority of a soldier’s treatment, based on the severity of their wounds, to establish the order and priority of emergency treatment and [...]
Narcissus Got a Bad Rap
Greek mythology chronicled the demise of the demigod Narcissus, who obsessed upon his own reflection, with tragic results. Many ancient superstitions around the world purport it was risky, unlucky, or even fatal, to gaze at [...]
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