The problem with corporate America becoming politically active is that it encourages employees to behave the same way. And that doesn’t always turn out so well for the company … or the employees, for that matter. As Google, Reddit, Trader Joe’s and lots of other corporations have learned, hiring employees,[…] Read On
Becoming a better person doesn’t have to be such a chore, depending on how low you set the bar. At least that’s the theory. I mean, when you start out as low as I did, improvement can be a piece of cake. To use a fiscal metaphor, my karma balance[…] Read On
Took Kira the pupper on a 5-mile trail run today. It was a blast, racing through the forest and the open fields in the foothills where I live. When we were done I stopped and looked back to watch Kira descend the hillside, only to see her plop down in[…] Read On
It’s not possible to know a person’s gender identity at birth – Devan Cole, CNN Looks like CNN can use a lesson on the birds and the bees. Also journalistic integrity. Devan Cole, a breaking news politics reporter at CNN, stated in a recent article that “it’s impossible to know[…] Read On
Let’s say you instal a state-of-the-art security system, fence and gate your property, even dig a deep mote around the house, all in the name of safety and security. You’ve got to feel pretty good about that, right? But nothing turns out as advertised. It seems that your super-expensive fortified[…] Read On
In the business world we like to review our failures to see what we can learn and hopefully do better next time. Let me rephrase that. Of course we don’t “like” doing that. I mean, nobody likes examining failure. But we do it anyway because it’s the smart thing to[…] Read On
There are three sides to every story: Your side, my side and the truth. I don’t know who originally came up with that line but I’ve found it to be a remarkably insightful and surprisingly accurate statement on the power of human perception. In these politically and culturally charged times,[…] Read On