Way To Go Choco
Whoever says chocolates aren’t good for the health is sourgraping. Chocolates taste heavenly for those with a sweet tooth. Rightly so because chocolates come from the cacao tree Theobroma, a Greek word which literally means “food of the gods.”
Chocoholics may actually benefit from eating their favorite food. One study covering 8,000 male Harvard graduates revealed that those who ate chocolates lived longer than those who abstained. This can be traced to chocolate’s high levels of polyphenol which lower the oxidation of low-density lipoproteins and prevent heart problems. Although this has not been fully confirmed, it sure is one positive news.
Hats Are Healthy
American history buffs know the sad but true story of William Henry Harrison’s short tenure as President. Mr. Harrison chose not to wear a hat to his inauguration; he caught pneumonia and died within the month. Twenty or so years ago – sometime during the Reagan administration – I created a hangtag for our stores that read “Hats Are Healthy”. By it, I meant not against the cold but rather against the harmful effects of the sun. I quoted two agencies (see the tag at the Great Hats For the Great Outdoors page at our site). I was ambivalent about these tags because on the one hand, I wanted to call people’s attention to the need to put on sunscreen and wear hats (and other protective clothing), but on the other, I felt guilty profiting from fear. Furthermore, our hat business had been successful because our stores were fun and although the “hats are healthy” message was valid, I didn’t want to overemphasize it. (An atmosphere of a serious clinic was an unproven model for a successful hat shop.) In any case, I figured that in short order most people would get the message anyway and be wearing hats, along with sunscreen, and therefore, calling attention to headwear as protective clothing would soon be as unnecessary as calling attention to the merits of sunscreen.
Leadership Snobbery? The Need To Distinguish Between Management And Leadership
Have you ever heard one of the following?
“Are you referring to leadership or management?”
“I don’t do management training, I do leadership development training.”
“We have a great group of managers. They really know how to execute. We just need more good leaders.”
Why do we have a need to separate management and leadership? To be a good manager, one needs to have leadership skills and values, and vice versa.
How many effective managers are poor listeners? How many good leaders don’t complete things when they say they will? In the real world, the fundamental characteristics of both leadership and management overlap considerably. Good managers lead people, and as good managers/leaders grow, they typically acquire the skills of higher level managers/leaders.
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