Career

A couple of weeks ago someone asked my why I was writing this blog.  I told her that I had a lot to say about a variety of  things.  By the look on her face I could tell she was probably thinking something like the following:  (1) y...

Yesterday was the 220th anniversary of the First Amendment -- guaranteeing the right of free speech.  How better  for us to understand that we are free than to be able to speak to our concerns, and voice our opinions or thoughts.  It is ...

Let's face it folks -- we have a leadership deficient -- I am not sure we would recognize a real leader if we met one -- we would think they were an alien creature.  But just to refresh all of our collective memories, I offer the following po...

This past Thanksgiving I spent  time taking stock of the many reasons I have to be thankful.  Like everyone I have had the ups and downs and good and bad times of life--losing love ones is always hard, but mostly I have lived a very bountiful...

When I say "pruning the vine" I mean disciplining those "bad actor" employees that deserve to be disciplined.   It means getting rid of the deadwood just as you would with a plant.  Pruning brings renewed life and vigor to a plant and promote...

So you think you hired yourself the perfect employee.  You are feeling so good about this person that you know you it will be smooth sailing from here on out.  But pretty soon you begin to notice that while s/he performs some duties really we...

Do employers really know the person that they are hiring?  Have they done multiple interviews, and thorough reference checks; have they searched Facebook and other sources to find out information regarding potential hires -- in other words have th...

When a new organization is being conceptualized, either an individual or individuals have to decide how it is going to be structured.  They must consider all of the functions that are necessary to make the organization viable.  Then they have...

As we all know, Steve Jobs changed our lives forever with his Mac, I-phone and other I-devices.  But what many may not know is his philosophy on how to run a business.  When the company Apple was created,  it was set up in a non-corporat...

An organization is defined as a social unit of people, structured and managed to meet a need or pursue collective goals.  The word organization itself comes from the Greek word "organ" -- which means a compartment for a particular job.  Thus ...