“Can I see the organizational chart, so I understand how the company works?” How many times have you been asked a variation of this question by a potential new or current employee - or even asked it yourself? Often, when we...
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“You are almost there!” I said. “Just a bit further….you’ve got this!” At the time, I didn’t realize the impact of that little lie. I was serving as a race volunteer for a 10k run (a bit in excess of 6.2miles), and was handing...
Chances are you’ve never even thought about it, right? You’re probably asking yourself, “Why would I need one of those? I’m not a newspaper or a publisher.” Or you may even be asking, “What’s a style guide?” Simply put, a...
In the movie classic, Animal House, Dean Wormer advises Flounder, “Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.” That’s pretty harsh; but, beyond the comedic effect, the encouragement to participate in one’s own...
It’s estimated that the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament will cost American businesses nearly $2 billion in lost productivity during its 3-week run. Because I’m a generous person, I’m going to give a little bit of that back...
Think back to your freshman year of college. (Understandably this might be a long ways back for some, so I’ll give you a few minutes to dust off those memories and reminisce a bit.) Freshman year probably conjures up...
I have an appreciation for creative misuse and abuse of language, especially the modification of idioms into utter nonsense. My son knows I’m a fan, so he was kind enough to share the quote that serves as the title of this...
According to our news media, it seems that any topic or circumstance about which at least two people have different points of view is a CONTROVERSY! Unfortunately, framing legitimate questions and alternative points of view as...
There are just some things you shouldn’t attempt to do on your own. No matter how 'good' you think you might be. Let’s consider this… as a business owner; would you ever do the taxes for your business? How about handle all of...
