My rubbish is quickly and efficiently collected early every Thursday morning, apparently by a man named "Jesus." I know his name because it came to me last week in a holiday greeting card wedged under the lid of my emptied can. When I opened the … [Read more...]
The Magic of New Zealand
I recently returned from three weeks of work and play in New Zealand. This was my fifth trip to and from this distant land half a world away, which means I've now flown 80,000 miles through the years in a silver tube five miles up doing nothing more … [Read more...]
The Rise and Fall of Opposite Industries: Weed & Golf
While Capitol Hill wrestles with granting approval of banking access for the fledgling but poised to explode marijuana industry, another green-based business -- golf course management -- wrestles with a crisis that desperately cries for … [Read more...]
One Sentence Movie Reviews — 10 Films from November
10 December 13 I am anit-commercial, so I rarely watch television and never listen to the radio. Instead I go the movies to study the art and craft of motion pictures. I am not a big fan of CGI (computer special effects) or kids animation but try to … [Read more...]
12 Common Mistakes of A Bad Boss
I recently read brief articles by Maeghen Oiumet and Peter Economy that got me thinking about what good bosses do differently than bad ones – which led me to think about how bad ones typically make similar mistakes. No matter how well intended a … [Read more...]
Unexpected Termination: Now What?
10 Tips to Help Land on Your Feet The reciprocal post-World War II loyalty bond between workers and employers has long since evaporated. Back then jobs were careers and workers enjoyed an implied assumption of continued employment. Businesses … [Read more...]
Why Core Values are Integral to Success
When people leave one company for another, a major success or failure factor in their new assimilation is how well they match the existing culture. Bad fits rarely make it. Alignment of these core values is important for a number of reasons. From … [Read more...]
How to Ask for Help at Work: 12 Tips
Everyone benefits from an occasional boost. Despite that, even when bogged down many are too timid to ask. Here are 12 suggestions to effectively engage the help of others: 1. Stop worrying about “how it looks” to ask for help. The guts to ask shows … [Read more...]
Signficant Emotional Events: What They Are & How They Change Lives
2 November 2013 Our map of the world is shaped by a variety of influences during our formative years, ages 0-to-13. Contributors include our family unit, friends, relatives, religion, socioeconomic status, schooling, neighborhood, teachers, coaches, … [Read more...]
How to Help Boost Your Career
A recent article by William Arruda in Forbes Magazine inspired me to think about how self-promotion helps career management. The majority I speak with don't enjoy self-promotion. Even though I work for myself and it's, at times, a necessary evil, I … [Read more...]