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In the movie “Along Came Polly” Rueben Feffer’s Dad did not say a lot, but when he did, he nailed it. The question has always been how to establish a mindset whereby ‘the ride’ can be enjoyed because throughout human history it has been understood that some who would appear to have so little reasonContinue reading ““Reset”: Chapter 5 – “There is no point in going through all this crap if you’re not going to enjoy the ride””

A Father and Son Fireside Podcast In a warm setting reminiscent of the sitting room in the Roosevelt’s Hyde Park estate, fire burning comfortingly behind them, a father sits talking with his middle-aged son, a conversation so evocative that occasional footage of actual recorded history or animation of concepts occasionally filters through their mind. TheContinue reading ““Reset”: Chapter 4 – A Future Of Our Own Making”

Harry Truman, who had been Vice President for all of 82 days on the 12th of April 1945, had just adjourned the day and was sharing a drink in the office of the House Speaker when he got an urgent call to immediately go to the White House. Once there Eleanor Roosevelt informed him thatContinue reading ““Reset”: Chapter 3 – Reset”

During a business trip to New York in June 1940, Elliott stopped over in Washington to stay with his parents in the White House. Over breakfast Elliott pressed his Dad about business taxes, but for both men their minds were really on other business. The American press had speculated all through Spring on whether FDRContinue reading ““Reset”: Chapter 2 – Rementar”

The timeline commences in the late 1930s, as America and the rest of the world struggle to emerge from the depths of the Great Depression, and is told through the eyes of Elliott Roosevelt, the son of perhaps the greatest American President in Franklin Delano Roosevelt immortalised simply as ‘FDR’. “The country needs and, unlessContinue reading ““Reset”: Chapter 1 – Rücksetzen”

“Reset” uses a retelling of post-WWII history contrasted with two alternate histories to highlight the choices that humanity has made to arrive at a moment where regionally and globally humanity lacks the cohesion to address the serious issues that we together confront. By highlighting these divergences, told predominantly through the perspective of Elliott Roosevelt, theContinue reading ““Reset”: Introduction”

For me this story took root when I bought from Amazon “Speeches That Changed The World” (compiled by Owen Collins, Westminster John Knox Press, 1999) while I was living in Europe in 2001-02. I remember being awestruck especially by the First Inaugural speech by President Washington and his humility, integrity, and authenticity stuck with me.Continue reading ““Reset”: Preface and Acknowledgements”

But you need to be honest with yourself above all else I think it is only natural that people want to believe that they are good contributors to humanity. But what to do when humanity appears to ‘turn on you’, once working for an employer and/or doing a role which you perceived many around youContinue reading “It Is Possible to Work in Oil and Gas and Not Carry Deep Guilt that You Are a Part of Stuffing Up the World”

To those who argue schools should not have closed – with full hindsight of what happened through the COVID pandemic rather than in the heat of moment not yet having a clear indication of the infection fatality rate (IFR), nor lifestage susceptibility variances, let alone long term implications from single or multiple infection, which weContinue reading “Carrying Over False Narratives From The COVID-19 Pandemic Will Hurt Vulnerable People In The Next Pandemic”

Those truly seeking productive workforces need to fit a bell curve to work tasks – not workers – to eradicate value-destroying, demoralising work There has been much talk recently of how organisations still adhere to the Jack Welch strategy of fitting a bell curve to performance of a workforce to pressure employees to increase productivity.Continue reading “The Unity Bell”