Darn, those bullfighters are good. Here's a sample of Jon Warshawsky's engaging post today: I like integrity. Do you?

I was ambushed a week ago, my nap time – reliably scheduled for the midday presentation at our quarterly meeting – interrupted by a surprise burst of useful information.

The topic wasn’t all that promising. It had something to do with contracts for consulting work, and how we need to make sure our clients and ourselves have a precise understanding of what we’re supposed to deliver. Dull enough, but the presenter was clever enough to toss in some real world examples of how misunderstandings come about. ("Oops. Wait. Oh, yeah. We’ve screwed it up that way before.") So much for the traditional quarterly meeting nap. This guy had my attention, because I could see myself making the kinds of screw-ups he was talking about. Luckily, an opportunity to tune out and catch up on my sleep wasn’t far behind: a PowerPoint-based presentation on ethics.

It reminds me that some of the most pivotal points in meetings I've attended come when someone in the audience stands up, interrupts the speaker and says, in one form or another (and usually more politely than this): I'm bored. Let me tell you, the boredom vanishes from the meeting like a shot. And something pretty exciting follows. So next time, Jon... I dare you. I double dare you...