Why are we so mean? Why has being mean the default action when people or firms are pursuing their agenda. Corporate America raises expectations to achieve growth goals yet provides fewer resources in pay and benefits to keep costs in line. If the goals are missed, leadership implements layoffs or outsourcing to meet the expectations….
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It’s Now or Never, and You will Never be Ready!
It’s now or never! Which is it going to be? The choice is yours and yours alone. Everybody gets one lap around this wonderful blue marble so might as well make the best of it. How many times have you come up with an idea and then said screw it because you thought people would…
Been Gone for Too Long and I Need to Change
The first half of 2021 did not treat me well. I am at a career crossroads, unsure what I want to do next. I am close to retirement but at the same time, I feel I have many uncompleted goals to accomplish. Admittedly COVID impacted any form of travel in 2020, killed the concert scene…
Thoughts After Three Weeks of Isolation
I’m ending my 3rd week in isolation and I’m listing some ideas and thoughts developed during my time stuck at home. I hope political and business leaders and society as a whole consider some of these thoughts once the virus epidemic passes The United States needs to migrate away for a consumption-based economy to one…
US Business Needs to Rethink Their Supply Chains
Hopefully, in the aftermath of the Coronavirus pandemic, US businesses take a long hard look at their global supply chains. I understand that executives are following the teachings of Milton Friedman, who promoted business practices focusing on shareholder returns without breaking the law, but the mindset created an environment that left the United Stated dangerously…
Welcome to My Resurrected Blog
Getting back on WordPress to pass the time of not being able to go anywhere