This video was first created June 9th, 2008. It is about the Harris Hawk as a great example for strategic teamwork, especially when using computer-based communication, like Skype or Google Chat, where team members can feed information to each other during the conversation with a potential client or vendor. It's kind of like speaking a different language, where you turn to your colleagues to have a private discussion (adjusting strategy real-time), while the other party waits patiently with th...
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My Dad received his M.D. over 40 years ago, and has practiced as an Ophthalmologist for 35 years.

The other day, he was talking to me about a recent case. He has hundreds of surgical cases every year. So, when he wants to talk about one, something special has happened. In this case, an older gentleman paid my Dad a visit. He had suffered with blindness in one eye for nearly 10 years. Upon examination, my father told him that he had a nasty cataract that, if removed, would probably return s...

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In many parts of the world, people still band together in primitive tribes. They work in unison and do whatever is necessary to survive. Life is harsh. When they make mistakes, they die. We are lucky in that for our modern tribes or companies the consequence of failure is rarely death.

Of all similarities between tribes, primitive and modern, it is the ability to maintain battle readiness during times of prosperity that is most critical. When the living is easy, the opportunities to work in h...

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