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We often look to cause and effect for the answer to the question ‘why?’ This experience is one that I’ve thought on for a number of years and can’t quite seem to resolve and by the way, it’s true.
An old friend was raised in a conservative, fundamentalist family…
I recently interviewed on radio a high tech human resources guru from Silicon Valley. During one segment of the show we had been talking about appropriate dress for a high tech job position…
Once a year you should do a thorough analysis or review of your company to make sure you are staying on track…
We humans are creatures of habit. That is why 90% of all businesses are not growing or improving. The obvious conclusion is that if we get out of our habits we also get out of the 90% and get into the 10%. Skill is one of the ways we can accomplish this.
I am prejudiced, biased and narrow-minded when it comes to skill…
As the nature of our lives evolves and changes we are constantly looking for ways to improve our creativity and production. This is not a new challenge but one that has taken a sudden sense of urgency, especially in the modern business world…
One of the odd things about our species is that we can reflect on ourselves in ways other animals cannot. As our knowledge of ourselves evolves we find ourselves literally as spectators of our own development…
It was one of those ’stellar’ or rather ’solar’ California afternoons. The sky was a deep, dark blue — a storm having cleared out the skies the day before. We walked through rows of Brussels sprout plants that were beginning to lean with the weight of the sprouts. Surfers were scurrying down to the beach…
In aspiring to the quest of a free and inquiring mind I often get exposed to the unexpected and sometimes exotic. Such was my brush with Tepe. I have a few Tepes on my jungle ranch and, along with my jaguar and boa, felt it important to get to know my critters, responsible caretaker that I am and all that touchy feely soft side stuff…
You probably know that employees make or break a business. In most businesses, recruiting and keeping good employees determines the business’ success. In the process of building a solid staff inevitably skilled employees threaten to quit or actually do quit.
It is these skilled employees we are examining here…
In the good old days contracts were not the norm. A handshake sealed a deal and one’s word was one’s reputation. Times have changed. Now many businesses have contracts, lawyers and a more complex method of doing business…