aaronde on February 11th, 2010

I was speaking with a friend of mine yesterday and she explained a situation that had occurred at work.  It seems that the staff had a looming deadline for a report and everyone was working hard to meet the cutoff.  When the time had come for the report to be turned in, the staff discovered [...]

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aaronde on September 16th, 2009

One of my personal pet peeves is lack of accountability.  I really hate it when people point fingers at others for their own issues.  It shows me that they aren’t self-aware and they don’t take responsibility for their part in the situation or challenge they find themselves in.
A few years ago when Ashley Pelman and [...]

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As you know, I was in Cleveland last week finishing my first residency week for my Master’s program.  I was totally unaware of the “issue” with President Obama addressing school children today.  I got up to speed on Monday.  Bottom line: yeah, I’m pissed at the ignorance.
Read the speech for yourself.  I can tell you [...]

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