Author Archives: Jim Gleason

It snowed a couple days ago. So everywhere I walked yesterday, I crunched through the snow. Then the sun melted some of the snow and the overnight cold created patches of ice. So I had to be careful where I stepped this morning. A spot could look like a safe place to step, but iceContinue reading “Slippery When Wet”

Overnight it snowed about three inches. So it was beautiful for my morning walk. I circled the same path four times. On the third or fourth path I noticed the tracks in the snow that I was making. The tracks got me thinking about the tracks, or legacies, that our lives leave for others. AreContinue reading “Tracks in the Snow”

I’ve discovered that my mental acuity is deficient. If someone is talking to me and uses too many words, I simply cannot follow them. Also, if the person speaking has too many branches of thought in their discourse, I will not be able to stay with them, as I am still trying to understand aContinue reading “Too Many Words”

Outside our apartment window is a pond. For years now the water level in the pond has been going down. It has also become mostly filled with leaves and debris. It is not the pretty site that it was when we moved in. Now only the ducks and geese can appreciate the water. Several yearsContinue reading “Living Water”

When I was a teenager, a song with the title above was popular. It said, “What the world needs now is love, sweet love. No, not just for one, but for everyone.” A simple song with a message that rings true. Unfortunately, the song spoke of a pretty shallow type of love. This kind ofContinue reading “What The World Needs Now”

How do we determine if a person is strong? Do we simply test how much weight they can lift? Do we put them through a series of American Ninja obstacles? Is a person strong through mental acuity? So we simply evaluate their IQ to determine how strong they are. What about emotional strength? Do weContinue reading “Real Strength”

Sometimes it doesn’t matter how much you do to protect yourself, bad things can and do happen. You can buy all the insurance you want, but they only pay out after you are harmed. You can buy snow tires and equip your car for winter weather, but an ill-prepared driver can slide across the lanesContinue reading “Hit by a Truck”

Some people are like thermometers. Thermometers don’t really do anything on their own. They just reflect the environment around them. So when the moods and attitudes of people around them are up, they they also are up or positive. Conversely, when the moods and attitudes are negative, so are those of thermometer people. They makeContinue reading “Thermometer and Thermostats”

Somethings I know nothing about, including cosmetics, floral arrangements, and nuclear science. Somethings I know a little about, including computers, current events, and automobiles. Somethings I think I know a lot about, including baseball, fellowship, and my own likes/dislikes. But there is one thing that I am absolutely sure about. That is that I don’tContinue reading “Limits to Understanding”

Many different leadership styles exist in both the business and private sectors. Numerous books have been written on this subject and countless seminars expound on the benefits of different styles. You and I have encountered many of these styles in our work and private lives. We each respond differently to each style. Some leadership traitsContinue reading “Leadership Paradigm”