Author Archives: andy wolfenbarger

Take a quick browse through these 60 slides.  There are some excellent reminders about giving great presentations.  A few at the beginning aren’t great, but stick with it.  There are some very good tips, and hopefully one or two will stick with you. A few points that stuck out to me were: Steve Jobs never [...]
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This week has been filled with media reports about the controversial move by Yahoo’s CEO, Marissa Mayer, that requires all Yahoo employees report to work.  Articles abound from CNN, Forbes, Fox News, and many other sources.  Simply Google her name, and you’ll see what I mean. Speaking of Google, Ms. Mayer left that company to [...]
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I heard a story on the radio about ten days ago that described how the owners of Maker’s Mark were implementing a change in their formula.  This Forbes article explains all the details, but I’ll give the overview of events here. The VCU leadership program of which I am a student encourages us to look [...]
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CNN.com has an interesting article today titled, Bill Gates: Grade Our Teachers, Help Our Students.  I found the most interesting aspect of the article was the result of the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) Project final findings.  They concluded, “…using … Continue reading →
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When the Washington Redskins lost their recent playoff game, I was disappointed.  I admired Robert Griffin III for his courage and hunger to continue to play after he was injured early in the game.  After the game, coach Shanahan said … Continue reading →
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Found Alive! http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20127239-504083/missing-va-autistic-boy-found-alive-after-6-day-search/ Sunday, October 23rd 2011, an eight year old autistic boy, Robert Wood, became lost after a trip to the park with his family. I first saw this story on the news Sunday evening as I went to sleep … Continue reading →
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  Last week, we began our class with a quick discussion of balancing all of our many responsibilities.  We recalled a similar discussion that was had last semester during our time management assignment.  Back then, I encouraged the group to take car of themselves. I told a story about my mother-in-law, who began her career [...] Read more »

  Last week, we began our class with a quick discussion of balancing all of our many responsibilities.  We recalled a similar discussion that was had last semester during our time management assignment.  Back then, I encouraged the group to … Continue reading →
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In today’s local paper there is an interesting story titled Veteran Appalled by Tattered Flag.  The gist of the story is that a veteran saw a group of students at a football game painted-up and supporting their team.  The transgression that … Continue reading →
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