By Al Mills Christmas 2024 is upon us. It seems to me that every year it comes faster and faster, hardly taking the tree down one year, and then putting it up the next. From the time I was a kid, I loved setting up my train set under the tree with a small village. […]
Category: Leadership Development
Build a New House
By Al Mills In 1979 my parents purchased a farmhouse and an orchard field in Nova Scotia. The house had been empty for a couple of years and it showed. It was like a time capsule. In the basement was a large wood furnace and a closet full of preserves in glass bottles (most of […]
Herding Cats with Volunteers
During the 2000, Super Bowl, Budweiser produced a commercial featuring rugged cowboys herding cats. It was a hilarious look at the tough-man image contrasted with cute and dainty cats. The funny point was the old joke about how futile it is to herd cats. For those of us who have had the privilege of leading […]