How Could She Think That?

December 12, 2011 Joey Cope 2

“How could she think that?” We are often amazed by the reasoning or perhaps the lack of reasoning of those around us. I’ve been an avid student of conflict for a little more than a decade. But I’ve been a practitioner all of my life. Only in recent years have [read more]

Flag flying

Why I fly my flag

September 11, 2011 Joey Cope 2

On this anniversary of September 11, 2001, I raised my United States flag to the bracket on the porch column. It was still early, but I knew that many of my neighbors would join me in this solemn act of remembrance of those dark hours a decade ago. As I [read more]

The thrill of starting over

March 21, 2011 Joey Cope 2

A friend who has been through a lot of conflict and heartache recently told me of her excitement of getting the chance to start over. I could tell by the bounce in her voice that just the thought of beginning many things again was truly the birth of a new [read more]

Systems that fail

March 18, 2011 Joey Cope 0

I was reminded several times this week about systems that have failed. That line of conversation would begin a lively discussion at the local coffee shop. We all have stories about our bad experiences at the hands of someone who blindly obeyed a process even though it was obviously flawed. [read more]

Stuff I don’t understand

March 8, 2011 Joey Cope 0

Many people consider me to be on top of technology . . . except for that select circle of friends and advisors who know better. While it’s true that I’ll take a small amount of time to look into those problems that arise in the midst of my techno-life, I’m [read more]