We've all done it - been less than honest with another person. We usually can justify such behavior by saying we acted that way because we did not want to hurt that person's feelings or we are trying to reassure them. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal,  if we were brutally honest all … Continue reading “Prosocial Deception” →

Today was the fourth annual Philadelphia area Walk for Williams, and it was an amazing success. The Walk is part of an effort to raise awareness for Williams Syndrome (WS), a genetic condition that remains virtually unknown to the general public, educators, and many doctors. I've written about this Walk for Williams before, in 2015, when … Continue reading A Wonderful Walk for Williams →

I started this blog on January 1, 2015, and since that day I have written a post for 885 straight days (counting this one). However, that may all be coming to an end around 11:00 tonight. The reason? I just bought a Powerball ticket, and the current jackpot is $337 million, with a cash payout … Continue reading This Might Be My Last Night to Write My Blog →

Given the incomprehensible decision by President Trump to withdraw from the Paris Climate Change Agreement, it was great to see the amount of support that still exists for the Agreement, both in the U.S. and around the world. Several world leaders have questioned Trump's decision, including Angela Merkel of Germany and Emmanuel Macron of France. Several U.S. … Continue reading Add One More Item to the “Why I Like Mike Bloomberg” List →

"Tell me about a situation at your current job where you failed, and how you handled it afterwards." blah, blah, blah... "Describe how you would go about reducing the number of people affected by hunger in Philadelphia by 5%." blah, blah, blah... Most job interview entail the interviewer(s) sitting across the table from the job … Continue reading Now This Is My Kind of Job Interview →

Last night was the kickoff to our Summer Business Institute program at Villanova. The main event was a dinner with all of the students, the faculty, and our professional staff. The keynote speaker was once again Lauren Katen. Lauren has her own consulting firm which focuses on providing “business soft skills training”, and she was our … Continue reading Some Surprising Rules of Dinner Etiquette →

Warning, if you're not a baseball fan, you have my permission to stop reading this post right now, and read any one of my other blog posts which can be found at jborden.com  The Wall Street Journal had an interesting story the other day about the use of a weighted baseball bat as part of … Continue reading When Perception Is Not Reality →

A few days before our youngest son was set to graduate from Middle School, we received a call from the school office. They wanted to know if my wife and I would be at the graduation ceremony, since our son was going to be receiving an award. They did not tell us what the award … Continue reading And the Winner of the Lois Adams Award Is… →

The Borden Family was just sitting around tonight playing cards and asking Alexa to play random songs. One of the first ones I thought of was "Islands in the Stream", by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V-LGVKOHgU The song got me thinking about other duets I've enjoyed over the years, and so I decided to … Continue reading My Favorite Duets of All Time →

Thank you once again, Dan Ariely, for offering advice that I disagree with; it gives me something to write about. Today a reader asked Dan the following question: Before we got married four years ago, my husband and I would give each other amazing, thoughtful birthday gifts. After we got married and set up a … Continue reading One of the Keys to a Happy Marriage? →