My Works LIfe

I am sure that by now most of you have heard of 26 Acts of Kindness started by NBC's Ann Curry.  She was imploring all people to randomly reach out to others and offer them some form of kindness.  This was started as a result of the shootings...

Those words were spoken by Tammy McDonald, a very wise horse trainer for young girls, including my granddaughter.  At each horse show the girls would whine and complain about a judge, another horse, or some other circumstance beyond their control....

As some of you have noticed, I have not been posting blogs for several months.  At first it was not intentional; I was just very busy in late summer.  After a while I decided that I needed some time to reflect on why I was doing this and if I...

When I became a civil servant many years ago someone asked me did I understand what that meant?  I probably looked like a deer in the headlights and muttered something like, "Well..., I work for the State (of California)".  I was immediately ...

The lack of caring or kindness is endemic -- it exists in politics, workplaces, schools, and in our homes.  If one acts out of kindness oftentimes they are accused of being "soft"?  I beg to differ, if employees are treated with kindness, tru...

When I started work with the great State of California over forty years ago, there was a structure and an accepted way of doing things.  Granted it was a bit rigid, but at least most everyone played by the same set of rules.  I began my "illu...

Those were the closing words used by Abraham Lincoln in his first inaugural speech in 1861 when the country was divided over the slavery issue.  It seems appropriate at this moment, when our country is  torn by ideologies, to talk about ...

Like I have not said this enough, but yes, I am going to say it again -- PEOPLE MATTER!!  In the workplace or your own personal life -- people are the most important ingredient. Companies spend boatloads of money developing strategies -- from the ...

A few years ago there was a commercial on the television which showed a group of executives sitting around a conference table.  They were holding a "blame-storming" session.  Obviously something had gone terribly wrong at their company and si...

It is my hope that many of you out there are happy in you work life.  I hope that you have a fulfilling job that gives you many psychological rewards.  If you are, I need to meet you.  I either hang with the wrong crowd or that happy ful...