My colleague Pat McGowan recently wrote about a family vacation. Her comments were about the value of a well-structured plan. My comments are about commuication, or lack thereof. I, too, recently traveled to see family. We gathered in Colorado Springs to spend time with my son Andrew, prior to his deployment to Iraq. Since we were… Continue reading A microbrewery by any other name…
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Workplace Flexibility – We’re Not in Kansas anymore
Recently, the Families and Work Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) began a partnership called Moving Work Forward. Its’ aim is to transform the way organizations approach workplace flexibility, and to show how flexible workplaces can benefit employers and employees and help employers develop workplace cultures that fully embrace and implement strategies… Continue reading Workplace Flexibility – We’re Not in Kansas anymore
What’s Your Railgun?
Businesses can be so wedded to old ideas that they ignore transformative innovations. “Not Invented Here” and “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” are just two of the excuses given to avoid shaking things up. If it takes a bomb to light a fire under your management team, maybe it’s time to roll out… Continue reading What’s Your Railgun?
Effective Listening — A Business Person’s New Year’s Resolution
There is a wonderful Christmas hymn titled “Do You Hear What I Hear?” that I have loved since I was young. The hymn reminds us that, if we listen closely, we can hear a song in the trees announcing the birth of the Christ child. I thought of that hymn this week as I considered… Continue reading Effective Listening — A Business Person’s New Year’s Resolution
Connecting the Dots
Though business can be a lot of fun I confess that I also love the networking involved. To some extent networking involves problem-solving as much as consulting does, but the rewards are different. Some people network for jobs, some for business, some for the pleasure of a new and unexpected connection. I like matching one… Continue reading Connecting the Dots
Lessons From a Geezer
DO I NEED TO TRUST YOU TO BUILD THE BUSINESS? There seems to be a lot of discussion lately around the topic of “Trust.” It ranges from trusting our government to do the right thing, to trusting our kids to take responsibility for their actions. But what does “trust” have to do with business results?… Continue reading Lessons From a Geezer