I have noticed an upward trend recently and now feel compelled to write about it; there is an increasing lack of common sense in decision-making.  I almost wrote about this several weeks ago, but two events in the past two days have convinced me that now is the time.

I firmly believe that the key for success whether a parent, an organization, a teacher, a restaurant, etc.is that there must be the ability to use common sense when making a decision.  In an organization, that ability comes from a strong training program with the leader of the organization inspiring the confidence of the worker and the framework for those common sense decisions to be made.

So what were the events and the tipping point to inspire this particular subject?  They involve two fast food restaurants, one national park and one teacher conversation.  Here you go…names omitted: