JohnDemmaBlog

Demma’ Notes: How to Talk so Kids Will Listen (or what I like to call the parenting bible)

As a type A, high D, ENTJ, Captain America personality type, acquiring new skills and trying to get better at them is what I’m all about. From sports as a kid to business as a…

Demma’s Notes: Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife

HOW TO CREATE GREAT TEAM BUILDING EXERCISES

Don’t roll your eyes. Teamwork is important.

My Top 5 Regrets From College (and a few things I’d gladly do all over again)

Maybe You’re Wrong About Participation Trophies Too

Book Review: 5 Leadership Takeaways from Shoe Dog by Nike Founder Phil Knight

Get to Know Me, From My Company’s Portal Blog

This month my company featured me on our portal in a blog-style interview. I thought I’d share since I haven’t posted much about work lately. Here you go:

Get to Know John Demma

Too Lazy To Blog Today

I’m just too darn lazy to blog today. I haven’t been able to think of anything worth saying anyway. It’s the first rainy Sunday I can remember in a long time. Kelly and Jack are napping in the bed next to me and I’m reading away at The Grapes of Wrath. The tapping rain drops and whooshing…

Management Skills: Decision Making

“Let’s get the burrito bowls again. You go first,” I said to my wife. We were at Chipotle, a burrito bar restaurant for the millionth time.

“Brown or white rice?” asked the burrito barista.