Musings
Finding Our Way
“A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.” – Jean de La Fontaine In wooded areas masked by snow, wolves often take long, complex, winding, unplanned paths when hunting − but they can still return directly to the distant location of their pups. Elephants have been recorded navigating distances…
Read MoreArise & Shine
“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.” Isaiah 60:1 That verse is kind of the second part of a story. The first part is dark, but I will get to that in a bit. 2018 has been a bright year for the Kimray family. It feels…
Read MoreHope Is Not A Strategy
“Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box.” Italian Proverb Today is a first at Kimray. Something happened today that has not happened before in our 70-year history. Today Kimray has a female executive. I am very excited to welcome Kelly Jennings as Vice President of People…
Read MoreDesigned on Purpose
The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes. Frank Lloyd Wright I had the immense privilege and honor of visiting the Meyer May House in Grand Rapids, MI, last night. I was with the creative team working on Cornerstone and we were hosted by Steelcase and Scott Rice. Not only did we visit the…
Read MoreThanks-Giving
“Thoughts do more. Words to much. Actions do much more.” ― Israelmore Ayivor Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It is simple really: no big buildup (unlike Christmas), low expectations (no gifts expected or anticipated), lots of comfort food (plus leftovers for days), and little to no controversy (unless you get into an argument over silly…
Read MoreMore Human than Trans-human
I recently attended the annual Think Tank hosted by TriCorps Technology. This year the subject was Machine Intelligence, or MI. Scott Klososky, the Founding Partner, does a magnificent job of getting a group of leaders to think deeply about future issues related to technology. The heading of MI includes Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML),…
Read MoreThere’s No Place Like Home
“if I ever go looking for my heart’s desire again, I won’t look any further than my own backyard. Because if it isn’t there, I never really lost it to begin with.” Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz “Home” comes from Old English “ham” which signifies a dwelling place, an estate, a village or even…
Read MoreHike Your Own Hike
I just returned from Yosemite National Park. Once a year I go on a retreat with a handful of men who are committed to helping each other be great husbands, fathers and leaders. We hike together, eat together, share life together and encourage one another. It has become one of my most cherished times of…
Read More99 & 1
I had the opportunity last week to meet with Scott Klososky from TriCorps and our own Matthew Bertram to talk about technology at Kimray. Machine Intelligence will continue to have significant impact on our lives both at and away from work. We will get used to hearing words like robotics, robotic process automation, artificial intelligence,…
Read MoreMaking Change
This has happened to most of us at least once. You are at a store and you pay for your items with cash. The cashier gives you back your change and you notice that although they owed you $10 and change, they gave you back a twenty and change. What do you do? We all…
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