“Academic qualifications are important and so is financial education. They’re both important and schools are forgetting one of them.” ~ Robert Kiyosaki I’m pleased to see so many articles today in the mainstream press about the need for the millennial generation (18-29) to learn financial literacy. While we’ve previously blogged about this subject on [...]
“Steve Rothschild says a successful nonprofit, among other things, must be market-driven…”
“Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.” —Norman Schwarzkopf “Management is doing things right. Leadership is doing the right things”. – Peter Drucker Thinking today about leadership in business. Business is business, whether it’s for-profit or not-for-profit. Of course it’s critical to [...]
” We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.” Peter F. Drucker It’s fun to make New Year’s resolutions! But at Osiris Organization, we are not just making resolutions… In any discussions regarding Osiris Organization’s [...]
Hi Everyone, I haven’t blogged for quite sometime. I spent the summer finishing my memoir, Manhood From the Hood. Then I spent the fall with editors, designers, marketers. The book is finally done. It was an amazing experience–emotionally draining and energizing at the same time! I never in my wildest dreams thought that I would [...]
Tuesday, June 29th, The Call From Coach Feely, My Grandfather’s Love. Around the end of June I got a call from Coach Feely from the College of St. Thomas informing me Heavy and I were accepted. I was so excited and told Aunt Ida and Aunt Betty immediately. Aunt Ida said, “Little Henry now do [...]
June 25th, 2010, Melvin “Heavy” Freeman, My Grandfather’s Love, Preparing To Leave Chicago. Arriving back in Chicago, the first thing I did was complete all the enrollment forms and mail them back to Coach Feely. I contacted Heavy and told him about my trip to Minnesota, being with Coach Vaughn and visiting the College of [...]
June 22nd, May 1975, St. Paul, MN, “E-Thang” and I arrive in Minneapolis. I asked E-Thang, “Hey man, you still interested in coming with me to check out the school in Minnesota?” “Yeah Nag, let’s check it out!” Coach Vaughn picked us up at the Greyhound bus station in downtown Minneapolis. Coach mentioned how cleaned [...]
Friday, June 18thth, 2010, Basketball season over, Coach White’s Disappointment, Coach Vaughn’s Assistance and Minnesota Bound! Coach Vaughn resigned from Crane and moved his family to Minneapolis, MN. Coach White had made promises of helping us get into colleges. But after basketball season ended he moved on with other things in his life. We were [...]
June 15th, 2010, “Searching Outside Of The Family For Similar Values” Part XIV, My Senior year at Crane High School, Coach Vaughn, My Conflicts Resolving! Ernest and Walt had become great friends off the court as well. My family and I were living in K-Town. Ernest was still living in our old community. I took [...]
