Lately, I’ve been hearing the same complaint over and over: Companies big and small are having a tough time finding job candidates with skills we used to take for granted. They can’t seem to find workers with basic common sense and work ethic. Never mind employees who are motivated to[…] Read On
The notion that startups are more nimble, less bureaucratic and better places to work than large corporations may make logical sense. But in the real world, that’s far more myth than reality. How a company behaves and performs as it grows is all about the culture its founders and leaders[…] Read On
What do you suppose inspires so many career-minded young people to take on ginormous student loan debt to obtain useless liberal arts degrees that haven’t been in demand since resumes were printed on typewriters? And where are their doting, or maybe the more accurate word is coddling, parents in all[…] Read On
It’s hell to live with someone who can’t stand his job. Seriously. It’s hard to watch anyone you care about spiral down into the depths of despair and apathy. To make matters worse there really isn’t much you can do about it. People have to make their own choices. You’d[…] Read On
My physical therapist is a mad genius. She somehow figured out that some post-surgery heel pain is actually a back problem. And yes, that really is a thing. It’s called referred pain and it can be tricky. Good thing I’ve got a brilliant PT with a PhD. Actually, the PT[…] Read On
In case you haven’t noticed, fearmongering really rubs me the wrong way. Among the worst things political leaders can do is to purposely lie or exaggerate in order to rile up the masses – either to vote for their policies or to rise up against their political enemies. Elizabeth Warren’s[…] Read On
The other day I met a former tech CFO who’d done countless IPOs and M&As back in the day. We were talking about how many CEOs we’d known were sort of narrow-minded — so married to their own ideas and strategies that they couldn’t adapt to save their lives, or[…] Read On