Tag: Adults

Roadblocks To Education

A country can grow quickly and still leave a classroom without a teacher. The gap between the two is not an accident of pace....

Gratitude Changes Destiny

A bird lands on a branch and the tree carries it without complaint. Behind everything that looks effortless there is effort that nobody watched....

From Victim To Victor

A man waits to be rescued while three boats pass him by. The old story is not really about rescue. It is about what help looks like when it arrives....

You Are Never Too Old To Start

Starting something in your forties looks like a disadvantage from the outside. Most of what actually decides the outcome runs the other way....

Patents: Owning An Idea

A patent is a bargain with the state. You publish how it works, and in return nobody else may use it for a while....

Dealing With A Bully At Work

Workplace bullying is rarely shouting. It is usually exclusion, credit-taking and quiet undermining, which is what makes it hard to name....