Cornerstones features the writings of Jennifer StJohn and the Fusion Group editorial team. Enjoy these insightful and engaging essays for a different take on business, life and the pursuit of success and serenity.
A Stronger Message
“A crazy person Says one thing, Does another and Believes something else. (Especially in Politics… but that’s another matter…) Sanity (and ethics) are usually described as the alignment of Thought, Word and Deed.” —J. R. StJohn
Should text and graphics align with, support, and underscore each other? What about delivery? Should it really be neutral? Like a seated reading of the Periodic Table? Or should the presenter kick in some heat during the good parts?
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[…]The Fusion Experience
“For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.”― Aristotle
Isn’t that the point of training? We call it Be, Do, Have.
Be: You’re selected to attend training because there’s a skill to learn that will (hopefully) accelerate
[…]The “Many Hats of Management”
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts.” — William Shakespeare, As You Like It
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Setting and Re-Setting Cornerstones
I was lost, late, and frustrated on a country road in Louisiana. I asked directions from an old gentleman, who said, “Go down the road a piece, turn left where the old oak tree used to be. Go on ‘bout five miles. You’ll meet up with the freeway presently!”