Random Ponderings

One of the fantastic things about interactive style is that it is not determined by DNA.  Our life experiences mold our mental schemas...

Are our brains changing? What does college basketball have in common with Cabernet Sauvignon? Dave examines both those questions in this...

Obviously, we are very intrigued by leadership.   It has been a popular topic of research at our greatest educational institutions.  Our...

Time and time again, research on the subject of fear indicates that, for most people, public speaking tops the list.  To put that result...

Each New Year’s Eve we make resolutions. This year, let’s resolve to end conflicts for good. Here are seven strategies for making 2014...

Yes, the irony of this blog entry isn’t lost on me.  In fact, thinking has always been the biggest barrier between me and mindfulness.  I...

On one of my recent flights, I had an interesting experience.  We were boarding the flight and I was in the very first row (bulk head),...

I was recently interviewed for an article in another organization’s newsletter on the topic of wine.  With so many gatherings involving...

I know it is a cliché to do a blog about resolutions around the New Year.  Truth be told, I don’t really do resolutions; I prefer to do...

It happens at EVERY event at which I speak .  My host takes the stage and launches into my introduction.  “Dave Mitchell is President of...

I have an odd relationship with Facebook .  Maybe you do, too.  I think it must be a lot like my parents’ relationship with each other. ...

Rivaled only by childbirth (so I am told) and buying a car, I don’t know of many life experiences that combine so much joy with so much...

Most of my time is spent immersed in one of two distinctly different environments.  Either I am in front of hundreds of people who expect...

She was clearly confused.   Before boarding even began, she had tried to walk out onto the tarmac of Pasco Airport .  Only the impressive...

The Customer Experience! It is a phrase I like to use to remind my clients what they are creating every day for the consumer. That was...

No matter how committed your organization is to service excellence and the customer experience , you will miss the mark on occasion.  I...

I have a love/hate relationship with technology. I love that it makes me efficient, productive and provides an ever-present source of...

The fine folks at Eagles Talent invited me to post a blog entry about the title question.  Oddly, for a man who founded a company named...

I recently wrapped up an 18-day tour that took me to 13 different cities.  While that sounds very exciting, the best thing about a tour...

As part of my Masters of Education degree from the University of Illinois, I experienced several courses that focused on the transfer of...