It’s the Law!
I read an article that hit on one of my pet peeves last week. It was about food labels. I am a self-admitted garbage disposal and I enjoy leftovers. I have a strong stomach. I’m a bit put off by manufacturer’s using labels that are confusing at best and cause a lot of waste at […]
Batteries are Draining Me!
Those of you who have being reading this column for a while know that I love to sail. And of course, those of you who own boats know doing so is a never-ending opportunity to learn “stuff”. Like you, I really dig the “learning stuff” part and this past week it was about the electrical […]
Why to Consider Do Not Disturb Zones
Time fragmentation is a real thing. In the computer world, fragmentation leads to storage space being “wasted”. Over time and with use, long contiguous regions of needed space become fragmented into smaller and smaller contiguous areas. Eventually, it may become impossible for the program to obtain large contiguous chunks of memory and it bogs down […]
Give a voice
Calling someone a millennial is just as enjoyable as someone calling me a baby boomer. Placing your employees in generational buckets is not particularly helpful to your financial institution. In credit departments, I know “rock star” and “sloth” employees, both millennials and baby boomers. The topic is really more about the quality of employees. It’s […]
It’s OK If You Weren’t Born Curious
I was born curious. So were you. And that’s good, very good. Now the bad news – we lose our curiosity once we are taught – generally by good teachers in good schools, that answers are more important than the questions. I’m not suggesting that schools are at fault. It’s important to know answers. I’m […]
The only question to ask
Strategic planning has come up in so many areas of my life lately, I figured it might be coming up in yours too. At its essence, strategic planning is about asking and answering the right questions—the ones that help you and many times the team or an entire company understand the possible futures. It’s an […]