Author Archives: Stan

The thin veneer of civilization

Thomas Huxley was perhaps the first student of evolution to propose that humans were thinly covered by the behavioral web we call civilization, underneath which beat the heart of animal barbarism.  As a supporter of Darwin, Huxley thought that we … Continue reading

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The journey with online learning continues

Our organization, WD-40 Company, is like many others—trying to take advantage of the developing technologies that claim to be able to offer learning experiences remotely, online, in digitized content that supposedly increases the efficiency and effectiveness of education.  We’ve employed … Continue reading

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Time to kill the ANTS

Please enjoy this wonderful guest article by Roxanne Casebier: I experienced something incredible over the past decade of my life.  I have grown a family, grown in my career and grown in my personal life as a wife, friend, daughter, … Continue reading

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Selling the sizzle

At the Corporate Directors Forum conference in January here in San Diego, we heard from John Carreyrou, the author of Bad Blood:  Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup.  I picked up the book from the gift table, and … Continue reading

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