Bring it!
I just returned from a trip to New York – business first in the city and then a couple of days in small cities to the north where the “leafers” come up from Manhattan and surrounding areas to enjoy the fall foliage. Everywhere I looked I saw the effects of intended and unintended change, stagnation, […]
The Batteries are Draining Me!
Those of you who have been reading this column for a while know that I love to sail. And of course those of you who own boats know boating is a never ending opportunity to learn “stuff.” I still really dig the “learning stuff” part and this past week it was about the electrical system […]
How to Create Effective Teams
I heard a college educator reminiscing the other night about the old saying that is popular at his university, and might still be. It’s the “look to your right, look to your left, one of you won’t be here by the end of the year” speech. It was really popular as a point of pride […]
The Secret Productivity Tool
You’re probably familiar with Benjamin Franklin’s old saying “Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” While that may be true, I admit that I tend to rely on the axiom of, sleep as little as possible, so there’s more time for work. And right behind work, comes time […]
What’s Your Favorite?
What’s your favorite thing about your work? Really, what do you wish you could do every day and get paid to do it? Have you forgotten? Have you given up on that it’s possible to do what you love for a living? If you’re like the successful people in the businesses I know most of […]
