Skip to content

Category Archives: Respect

Classroom to Boardroom Tips

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Classroom to Boardroom…tips my students taught me that you can use in the boardroom. Brush your teeth. Don’t be boring. Tell stories. Don’t yell at people. Be strict, but fair. People don’t like unpleasant surprises. If someone yells at you respond softly. If you’re finished, stop talking. You never know when you’ve done something memorable. [...]

Also filed in Common Sense, Creativity, Education, Writing | | Comments (1)

I remember Mr. Green…

Friday, March 12, 2010

When I was growing up in Brooklyn, I knew Mr. Block (the butcher), Mr. Dubinsky (the tailor), Mrs. Chursin (candy story owner), Mr. Gerber (the grocer), and Mrs. Berlin (the owner of the apartment building that I lived in). Just about everyone called them by those names, adults and children. Respect was an integral part [...]

Also filed in | | Comments (0)