Hi, I’m David Cowsert. Welcome to my Internet space. Gray Sunshine is the publishing company I started over 25 years ago. You’ll find several different themes of content: employment-related (portfolio, thoughts, guidance), stuff for my grandchildren (personal history and being silly), and thoughts on improved understanding of the world.

Human Resources

  • Failure’s Value Can Be Subtle

    Individuals and organizations who seek long-term success must embrace a culture of risk management that includes the possibility of recovering and growing from failure.

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  • Rapid Learning Skill Required in Today’s Workplace

    In the 1999 movie The Matrix, Keanu Reeves’ character Neo and Carrie-Anne Moss’s character Trinity need to move off of a roof during the rescue of Laurence Fishburne’s character Morpheus. Neo asks Trinity if she can fly a helicopter. Trinity responds, “Not yet.” She then makes a cell phone call. Their computer support, Marcus Chong’s

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  • Which Face to Show Potential Employers

    Which Face to Show Potential Employers

    As a police officer, I had a process to shift personality gears from home to work and back. On the way to work, I would listen to something like Def Leppard or AC/DC to get pumped up. On the way home, it would be classical or opera music. I took each of my two oldest

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