by Artie Isaac | Oct 17, 2007 | Living an engaged life, On Creativity, On Ethics, Unsolicited Suggestions
A couple weeks ago, I heard a speech by Bill Diffenderffer, the Chief Executive Officer of Skybus, a wonderfully innovative, low-cost startup airline. Among his comments, I was struck by his practice of Zen Buddhism in his work, as described in his book The Samurai...
by Artie Isaac | Oct 15, 2007 | Living an engaged life, Unsolicited Suggestions
I was angry enough to go to his office and give him a piece of my mind. (As if I have any extra mind to spare.) A fellow had engaged in some self-dealing, inconveniencing me and my kid — and then he denied it. I let him have it. The next day, I lunched with my...
by Artie Isaac | Oct 12, 2007 | Living an engaged life, On Creativity
There have been several letters to the editor of the local newspaper regarding bicyclists obeying traffic laws. As an urban bicyclist, I have mixed feelings. I want to obey laws. I want to be seen obeying the laws, especially by children. And I want to win more...
by Artie Isaac | Oct 11, 2007 | Living an engaged life
Amid my so-called training for the Columbus Marathon, along comes a preliminary weather report from Stuart Lazarus, my fleet-footed mentor who founded Run To Remember, an organization that raises money for the National Hospice Foundation. His weather report says it...
by Artie Isaac | Oct 10, 2007 | Living an engaged life
The central question remains, “Why? Why The Back To School Special?” As announced earlier, The Back To School Special was recently held at the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University. [The intrepid Columbus Dispatch reporter Joe Blundo...
