Category: Common Sense Principles

  • The Select Board Shrug: How Local Politics Erodes Trust in Governance

    The Select Board Shrug: How Local Politics Erodes Trust in Governance

    The corrosion of trust doesn’t start in Washington – it starts at the town hall… My town, where I’ve spent all but a few years of my life, is still a town. We’re not a city and we don’t have councilors or representatives. We hold Town Meetings, vote on articles…

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  • Toxic Leadership Is Draining Your Profits

    Toxic Leadership Is Draining Your Profits

    Mismanagement, poor communication, inconsistent policies, and disengagement… Whichever part you consider – toxic leadership poisons performance, people, and profit…. Ethical and Reasoned Leadership Is About More Than People… It’s About Money There’s a conniving and dangerous myth that has quietly crept into the modern workplace. It’s centered around two things…

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  • Why We Need to Refocus on Reason…

    Why We Need to Refocus on Reason…

    Common sense, once the guiding principle of everyday decision-making and public discourse, seems to be in its death throes. We live in an era of information overload, ideological extremism, and a growing detachment from objective reality. Rational thought and practical wisdom have taken a backseat to sensationalism and tribalism. The…

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