Whatever happened to middle ground? Has our society totally devalued any stance moved away from their own absolute, especially if they stand on the fringe? Is Moderate Republican now an oxymoron? Is it possible for a Social Progressive to be economically Conservative without scorn? How did we get here and more frightening, is the noise […]
Despite the utility offered by the headline let’s not pretend that something as deeply seeded as systemic racism, which is often recognized only by its victims, is a simple matter. It is not, and that is because it follows many of the same ills and cures of any cultural problem. Ignoring racism because it may […]
Pandemic Lessons: Top 10 Over-Valued & Under-Appreciated Your experience is your own. During the current pandemic that may be at worst, horrifying, at best, enlightening. While my own experience has run the emotional gamut I am fortunate not to be too close to actual tragedy and therefore comfortable with my branded version of sarcasm tinted […]
The Trick To Holiday Bonuses Every business owner who gives an annual or a holiday bonus wants it to be appreciated. Give it once and employees can feel they are annually entitled. Should a bonus be seen as a gift or is it earned compensation? The first trick to having this process be both a […]
We get it. Used car salesmen apparently tainted the title for all probably soon after the first Model T changed hands! The objection, however, whether it’s salesman, or salesperson to be gender neutral, is an idea that is part of self-image. Not that the objection can’t have merit. Today, you can buy a used car […]
Do You Really Listen? So why don’t we listen, really listen? There are probably more reasons, and excuses, than would fit in any article, but for business particularly here are some of the most common: You know what the person is trying to say. You can listen and do something else since you are so […]
Substance and Style are not mutually exclusive. The majority of us, however, like with most binary characteristics, want a healthy blend as ideal. Our drives tend to push us to a natural side one more than the other but both sides and many blends can be successful. Depending on your role it may be that […]
It’s a fair analogy that our lives are like streams in a field. Our experiences and those who influence us cut the paths. Sometimes wide and deep, sometimes meandering and shallow. Perhaps intact, perhaps breaking into many tributaries. Our paths are also guided, or dug, by those who most influence us, starting with our parents, […]
Clichés generally arise from repeated validation. Take hiring; “You’re most important decision is who you hire.” Or, “The biggest mistake a business can make is a bad hire.” Those truisms acknowledge few hiring managers have the skill to get to the real core of their candidate and have confidence in how a job will be […]
If you were asked to assess your Total Life Health the assessment might be made in three critical components: Mind/Body, Financial and Family. Anyone who’s ever gone through turmoil in any one of those three areas understands how linked they are to your true health picture. We all carry a general sense of what those […]
