by Jerome S Paige | Oct 4, 2022 | Making Trust Happen, Organizational Development
Self-reliance is self-trust, according to Ralph Waldon Emerson. I’ve read Emerson’s essay, “Self-Reliance” (1841) several times as a student and an adult. But, two days ago (September 9, 2022) was the first time I revisited his essay since we published our...
by Jerome S Paige | Oct 4, 2022 | Organizational Development
Our paper, “The New Normal & The Conversational Imperative,” noted that organization-wide conversations are essential since all our “normals” are “new.” Why? To deepen an appreciation of employees’ needs To share information and ideas To...
by Jerome S Paige | Sep 20, 2022 | Public Policy Adventures
In 2024, the District of Columbia will celebrate 50 years of “home rule.” An Act in 1973 authorized “Home Rule” to take effect in 1974. I promised my DC Cultural Narratives Working Group members I would rummage through my files and locate “the home rule themes” I...
by Jerome S Paige | Sep 13, 2022 | Forensic Economics
Hey, parents, service providers, and policymakers, do you know how much it costs to raise a child? $212,598. That’s the amount a single parent with an annual income of less than $73,000 will spend. These numbers are in 2022 dollars. That’s the...
by Jerome S Paige | Aug 9, 2022 | Forensic Economics
The Twitter-Elon Musk debate pushes “logic models” or “value propositions” into the popular press, along with core business, free cash flow, and EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization). In this blog, we expand on the concept of...