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Vienna: A Third Memorial

October 9, 2022 By Guy St. Clair

Recognizing the Victims of Nazi Military Justice A third memorial which caught my interest is specifically different from the memorials described in the last post. This one, called The Memorial for the Victims of Nazi Military Justice, is by Olaf Nicolai, the German conceptual artist born in 1962 in Halle an der Saale. The memorial …

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Filed Under: Art & Architecture, History, Travel Tagged With: Finlay (Ian Hamilton), Fischer (Heinz), Häupl (Michael), Nicolai (Olaf), Vienna - Memorials

Vienna: Remembering the Holocaust

October 2, 2022 By Guy St. Clair

Two Memorials Honor the City’s Jewish Victims When I find a city or other travel destination that has special appeal for me, I “fall hard.” Certainly that has been the case with Vienna. It’s been more than three years since my last visit, and despite several blog posts, I’ve come to realize that my many …

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Filed Under: Art & Architecture, History, Travel Tagged With: Austrian Hungarian Monarchy Bank, Jewish Museum of Vienna, Vienna - Anschluss, Vienna - Holocaust Memorial, Vienna - Jewish citizens, Vienna - Judenplatz, Vienna - Memorial Against War and Fascism, Vienna - Misrachi House, Vienna - National Socialists, Vienna - Nazis, Vienna - Park Hyatt Vienna Hotel, Vienna - Philipphof, Whitehead (Rachel) - sculptor, Whiteread (Rachel) - sculptor

The State Funeral

September 20, 2022 By Guy St. Clair

Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) Yesterday was a special day in the lives of millions of people throughout the world, and I’m grateful to have been among the lucky ones on “our side of the pond” who were able to get up at 4AM to witness this event. As it happened, my favorite image of all …

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Filed Under: Current Events, History, Journal, Personal History Tagged With: Diana (Princess of Wales), Elizabeth II (1926-2022), Prince Andrew (Duke of York), Prince Philip (Duke of Edinburgh), Sarah (Duchess of York), Westminster Abbey

Guy’s Journal: Frances Hesselbein on Leadership

September 12, 2022 By Guy St. Clair

Those of us practicing knowledge services have long understood the role of leadership in the success of our efforts. Whether it’s KM, knowledge strategy development and implementation, or any of the other management methodologies relating to successful knowledge sharing, we learned long ago that it’s leadership that makes knowledge services happen. If we want to …

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Filed Under: Journal, Personal History Tagged With: Hesselbein (Frances), Knowledge Services, Knowledge Sharing, leadership, University of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh (GSPIA)

August 12 is World Elephant Day

August 9, 2022 By Guy St. Clair

One Man’s Special Interest Each of us has one or another special interest, and I’m often teased because I have three (and they are all reflected in the posts in this personal blog). The “most special” (?) is my fascination with opera. Anyone who knows me quickly learns that my love of opera (and of …

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Filed Under: Nature, Personal History, Travel Tagged With: Dy (Ehay), Frances Hesselbein Leadership Forum, Kenya - Elephants, Kenya - Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya - Wildlife, Leader to Leader (journal), Masese (Charles Ombongi), South Africa, World Elephant Day

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