You can't make this stuff up!

Russian Prosecutors Probe Parasailing Donkey

July 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment

I stared at the headline in disbelief. This world offers up many strange things, I know. You can’t be a nurse for any length of time before you run headfirst into the impossible, the insane, or at least the definitively ill advised. But here we are, looking at the New York Times, a reasonably well respected journalistic outlet, reading that Russian Prosecutors Probe Parasailing Donkey. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/07/20/world/AP-EU-Russia-Parasailing-Donkey.html?hp Somewhere,... [Read the full story]

Is Healthcare funny?

Never Try To Teach A Pig To Sing…

December 9, 2009 · 1 Comment

An experience that makes your customers ‘Feel Good’ is an experience that is going to bring those customers back to you. More than that, “Feel Good” creates word of mouth: customers love to tell their friends, co-workers, and at least some of their relatives about the fantastic time they’ve had, so that their friends, colleagues, and family can enjoy the experience as well. The problem is that not everyone wants your... [Read the full story]

Me? Funny?

Lead with Laughter!

October 21, 2008 · 1 Comment

“A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership.” ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower The secret for effective humor in leadership is to set the tone for humor, while at the same time, set high expectations. Effective leaders understand that there are three primary benefits for using humor with their staff: Stress management, communication, and motivation. Stress management “Terminal professionalism” seems to be a sign of the times. But taking... [Read the full story]

Funny Photos From This Thing Called Life

In The Speaker Spotlight