Archive for February, 2012

In America today, we have no concept of the word “relax”. To some people, it’s the inevitable time when the weekend comes and you don’t have to go to work. To some, it’s coming home and turning on the TV, while sitting at the computer eating a meal and having your spouse tell you about […]

As a manager, it’s sometimes tough to acknowledge that you may need help with something. People are taught that when they’re put into a position of leadership, they’re supposed to show confidence and strength in front of those who report to them. Every once in awhile,the powers that be may decide to bring someone in […]

It’s possible that the headline of this article might be controversial. There is a reality that almost no one will ever dispute; men and women are different. Not only physically, but mentally. via Flickr Most of it is learned behavior, as each of us grows into our defined societal roles. For most of thinking man’s […]

There’s a lot of mediocrity in the working world. I would like to say that it’s a new thing, that maybe unions helped to create it or promote it, but I can’t. I would like to say that it’s the byproduct of our generation, that Gen-X’ers don’t care about anything anymore, but I can’t. I […]

After an interesting encounter yesterday at a meeting I thought that I would not only write on this topic, but actually do it in a video instead to get the point across better. It’s hard changing people’s minds because most of the time we don’t want to know the truth. It’s kind of like how […]