Energy visionary Michael Skelly knows something about pushing through massive projects. What are his 5 States of Development? Hint: They apply to nearly every big project you might lead.
Michael Skelly’s 5 Stages of Development
2020: The Longest Year In Review
It was the longest year ... 2020 feels like it just finished, so here's what I learned during the year of the quarantine.
Ag’s Talent Pool is Running Dry — So Fix It!
I manage our family farm in the Texas Panhandle where we grow wheat and cotton. Our father didn't think my sister and I would want to keep it after he passed, but as a business, it makes a lot of sense. Of course, his generation thought we wouldn't want to run it because, well, what... Continue Reading →
The Four Times I’ve Seen Notre Dame* or How Tragedy Can Create Community
*with apologies to Dave Chappelle On April 15, we watched Notre Dame of Paris burn. As the flames spread, we all prayed the structural integrity of the building would hold and contemplated the very possible loss of the finest example of Gothic architecture in existence. We watched as the spire crumbled and cried. And then... Continue Reading →
Owning Your Own Social Media
Maybe it was just January's resolution season, but it seems like I heard a lot of "I'm quitting Facebook" or "I'm done with Twitter" in the past month. When I asked why, people had some good reasons, FaceBook's privacy and data collection issues among them. But other I found less credible: "I am just so tired of seeing all of the political stuff" or "The people I want to hear from least are the ones I see most." And my favorite "I like it seeing posts from my friends, but whenever I look at my feed, it's all just so nasty and negative."
