Though the title of this journal entry indicates that I’m going to be looking ahead – and I am – looking ahead often requires that we look back as well. This not only provides perspective, but also can demonstrate that our efforts are not futile. What has succeeded before can succeed again. Certainly we can’t …
The Pandemic from an Academic Perspective
In these difficult times, it’s easy to fall into a trap, thinking about what’s happening as if it’s happening just in our own community or workplace. But isn’t there value in looking at the broader picture? Of course we’re reading the local newspapers, and some of us even try to catch up with what’s happening …
An Important Message from a Very Special Leader
“Sharing Guy’s Journey” is my personal blog, and I often refer to it that way, even when I’m writing about topics that are not particularly “personal.” In this case, that description couldn’t be more accurate. I have often written about my friendship with and my respect for Frances Hesselbein. Today she has shared a very …
A Little Inspiration Perhaps
As we struggle with what’s happening all around us, from time to time we need a little inspiration. I recommend listening to two choral pieces. Both are pretty remarkable and speak to us – it seems to me – in our current situation. In the first, the Met Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, …