Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
I just made an attempt to go shopping for a couple of things - one item I want for my smart phone and a Christmas gift for a friend. After two hours, three individual stores and a mall, I came back home empty handed. The first store had one of the items and it was …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #353: It’s No Wonder Why People Shop Online
I've had the good fortune of working on a couple of outstanding teams in my 9+ years at Humana. One year ago today I started with the Enterprise Social Media Team where I love being responsible for our internal enterprise social network and where I share responsibility for some of our external social networks. We …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #352: Hire the Right Person
The saturation of media coverage for the Newtown, CT tragedy is just too much. It isn't healthy to watch the coverage constantly after a tragedy like that. At the beginning when we're in shock and trying to find out what happened, watching in disbelief is understandable. But when it reaches a point of repetition with little …
This morning I spent an hour with four young children - two boys who will be three years old in a few weeks and two girls who are each four years old. I wish I had a video of the time because it was fascinating. I haven't been around that much imagination in a long …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #350: Hang On to Imagination
As the nation deals with yesterday's tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, the long process of grieving begins. I appreciate stories from antiquity that tell of allowing long periods of mourning - a month or so - in recognition that grief isn't something that we turn on and then turn off like a switch mere days later. …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #349: Dig Deeper For Understanding
