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November 22, 2013 Posted by Lisa Anne Ferguson, PhD Recent events caused me to start thinking about the following quote by Buddha: “When words are both true and kind, they can change the world.” The quote is written on a beautiful hanging on the wall across from my desk. (It was a gift from anContinue reading “When words are BOTH true and kind, they can IMPROVE the world!”

March 8, 2012 Posted by Lisa Anne Ferguson, PhD I had an interesting conversation with a social worker from St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis, Indiana (USA) about her work and thoughts on how to handle people who are elderly and dying. (I was very impressed with her – Anne Alderfer). She spoke about how itContinue reading “Improving our processes for handling the aging of people in a heartfelt and logical manner”

April 1, 2011 Posted by Lisa Anne Ferguson, PhD Borders and Xerox are two business organizations that can teach us a valuable lesson. Borders sells books through retail stores to customers. Xerox sells machines for making copies of papers. What could these two different companies have to teach us? It is a lesson that weContinue reading “Lessons from Borders and Xerox – adapt or perish”

March 31, 2011 Posted by Lisa Anne Ferguson, PhD This morning, I was enjoying my walk on the Greenbelt trail in Scottsdale, Arizona. This trail is a long one that winds through the city and forks in different directions at times. It consists of a concrete path, with large areas of grass on either side.Continue reading “Planet Earth – ensuring our home is in great shape”

March 30, 2011 Posted by Lisa Anne Ferguson, PhD About a week ago, I met an exceptional man on my flight from Indianapolis (on my way back to Arizona after visiting family there). His name is Josh Bleill. Josh lost both his legs as a Marine in Iraq during the war. Josh was traveling withContinue reading “A chance meeting on a plane with an exceptional young man”

February 19, 2011 Posted by Lisa Anne Ferguson, PhD Today, I was pondering the question of why people don’t follow the advice given to them. I believe there are several potential explanations regarding why we don’t do what is suggested, assuming the advice is good. One reason is that the person really does not understandContinue reading “Why don’t we follow good advice?”

February 17, 2011 Posted by Lisa Anne Ferguson, PhD Years ago, this question was posed to me in a late night discussion with Eli Goldratt. Actually, the question was about whether people should be considered good or ‘not bad.’ This subject came up because his son Rami and he had reached different conclusions. One ofContinue reading “Are people good or bad?”

February 10, 2011 Posted by Lisa Anne Ferguson, PhD Years ago, a member of my family was diagnosed with a medical condition called multiple chemical sensitivities. Her body had developed an intolerance to various chemicals that exist in society. Her symptoms include seizures, headaches, and nausea, to name a few. She needed to move intoContinue reading “Multiple chemical sensitivities – how not to cause harm in the world”

February 8, 2011 Posted by Lisa Anne Ferguson, PhD In an earlier blog dated February 1, 2011, I wrote about how retailers can dramatically improve their performance. I pointed out that the two biggest problems are shortages and surpluses. I will now share more insights about other problems I have seen in retail. Recently, IContinue reading “Problems in retail – more thoughts after my earlier blog”

February 6, 2011 Posted by Lisa Anne Ferguson, PhD Today is the Super Bowl in America – the football game that determines which team is the champion. Over the years, I have watched football off and on. Until a few months ago, I hadn’t developed a real interest in the sport. I already understood theContinue reading “The Super Bowl – valuable lessons for life and business”