All I Want for Christmas Is…
Volume XXI, Number 38 (Issue 1042) September 18, 2023 All I Want for Christmas Is… Clarity! Few find it easy to overlook the things that waste our time (there is so little of it to go around). Nor do most of us feel good about wasting someone else’s time if it can be avoided. Yet […]
Odds and Ends
Volume XXI, Number 37 (Issue 1041) September 11, 2023 Odds and Ends In Remembrance of 9/11 Reflecting on today’s date – 9/11 – I feel I should be writing about the events of that day, what led up to it, the lives that were forever lost or changed, and the response that followed. If nothing […]
The Labels We Use – Part 1
Volume XXI, Number 39 (Issue 1043) September 25, 2023 The Labels We Use – Part 1 G.O.A.T. Systematically Important. Conservative. Liberal. Just a… How often do you think about the labels we so frequently apply to ourselves and others? At various times I have found myself gently chastising someone who, when asked their name and […]
Of One Accord
Volume XXI, Number 36 (Issue 1040) September 4, 2023 Of One Accord For reasons that escape me, the phrase “of one accord” popped into my head and captured my attention last Wednesday morning. If you Google that expression, its roots can be found in Middle-English, specifically, the King James Bible, where it means “in agreement” […]
A Common Problem
Volume XXI, Number 35 (Issue 1039) August 28, 2023 A Common Problem If you happen to be a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), you know that body generates a lot of content, not to mention some high- quality programming for HR professionals. As a member of SHRM myself, their various e-mails […]
Eight Questions – Chapter Four – Part 2 – Managing and Motivating Remote Workers
Volume XXI, Number 34 (Issue 1038) August 21, 2023 Eight QuestionsChapter Four – Part 2Managing and Motivating Remote Workers In Part 1 we looked at the employer’s point of view when it comes to remote work and their reasons for wanting their people to return to the office. In Part 2 we want to consider […]
Not Everyone Agrees. That Is Awesome!
Volume XXI, Number 33 (Issue 1037) August 14, 2023 Not Everyone Agrees. That Is Awesome! When Part 1 of Eight Questions, Chapter Four (Managing and Motivating Remote Workers) dropped last week, not every reader agreed with my assertions. That is awesome as far as I am concerned. That is because there is no “one size […]
Eight Questions – Chapter Four – Part 1 | Managing and Motivating Remote Workers
Volume XXI, Number 32 (Issue 1036) August 7, 2023 Eight Questions – Chapter Four – Part 1 | Managing and Motivating Remote Workers A host of new research indicates a sizable percentage of the workforce is less than enthusiastic about returning to the office full time. So much so there is growing evidence another spate […]
On a Scale of One to Ten
Volume XXI, Number 31 (Issue 1035) July 31, 2023 On a Scale of One to Ten I get it. Strategic planning, though regarded by most leaders as important, is seldom considered to be a top priority, let alone having the potential to be transformative. Never mind the adage “those who fail to plan, plan to […]
Decisions, Decisions
Volume XXI, Number 30 (Issue 1034) July 24, 2023 Decisions, Decisions How many decisions do you imagine you make in a day? A few dozen? A couple of hundred? A thousand? Several thousand? I looked it up and according to multiple sources, the average adult makes about 35,000 decisions a day. Since we should be […]