Archive for June, 2010

I was talking to a friend of mine many weeks ago when I brought up a famous personality that my friend liked. Or at least he had always liked this guy until one day he was privy to something had hadn’t expected. It was an interview of this guy by someone much younger. And, it […]

We’re in a tough place these days as it pertains to health care. Depending on which side you’re on, it’s either the fault of the hospitals, doctors, insurance companies, states, or the federal government. I’d throw the legal system into the mix as well as banks, suppliers and pharmaceutical companies. I could add to the […]

Today the general that was leading the American effort in Afghanistan submitted his resignation to the President. He did so because he made a fatal flaw, one that people with power who aren’t the overall leaders, the untouchables if you will, sometimes forget. That rule is that there is no freedom of speech when you […]

Unfortunately it’s true; the squeaky wheel gets the grease. As it applies to the work environment, it seems that the person who complains the most, even if everybody else knows this person either does the worst or the least amount of work, gets their way and inordinate number of times. This tactic works because many […]

Last week, I worked with someone who was having some difficulties with a decision she had to make. Actually, she didn’t know she had to make a decision until we started talking. Initially she was just venting, but I’m one of those people who believes that, most of the time, once you start venting you […]