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.
The Big Venue
“You’ve got to know the territory!”
The Music Man
Meredith Willson
(1902–1984)
In a Big Venue, the sheer volume of space becomes a challenge. Stepping up on the riser, out of the dark, into the spotlight, then looking back out into the darkness, you get a humbling sense of your own physical
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Grant Them Standing
“Locus Standi” is Latin for “place to stand.” In law, the right to bring an action. It is the ability of a party to demonstrate to the court sufficient connection to and harm from the law or action challenged to support that party’s participation in the case.
With
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The Chairman and the Receptionist
(Is it a Presentation Skills Course? Or a Culture Development Tool?)
“The Small Man looks at a small thing and perceives: Insignificance.
The Great Man looks at a small thing and perceives, Potential Greatness.”
—Anonymous
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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!”
He was so matter of fact about it. I had gone a “piece” before
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As to Three…
“Today’s column is brought to you by the number Three!”
— Spoken by Big Bird on “Sesame Street”
Children’s Television Workshop
It’s odd. And yet, it’s evenly balanced — on three legs. It’s symmetrical, and strangely comforting. It’s ubiquitous and omnipresent. It’s
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