It’s said that laughter is the best medicine, and I heartily agree. How many times has a good laugh – or at least a good story – rescued a difficult situation? April is National Humor Month, appropriately starting with April Fool’s Day. While a harmless prank is a fun way to lighten things up among
A college professor was once approached after a lecture by a young man demanding an explanation for an apparent contradiction between something he had said during class and something he had written in an article years before. The professor responded, “When I’m wrong, I change my mind. What do you do?” Changing one’s mind is
A flight instructor was doing practice maneuvers with a student when he said, “I think it’s time we head back to the airport and land this plane. Are you ready?” The student replied, “Let’s do it.” As the plane approached the runway, the instructor noticed the student pilot seemed surprisingly calm for being new. The
The boards of two fiercely competitive companies decided to organize a rowing match to challenge each other’s organizational and sporting abilities. The first company was strongly “Theory X” – ruthless, autocratic, zero staff empowerment, etc. The second company was more “Theory Y” – a culture of developing people, devolved responsibility and decision-making. Race day arrived. The
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