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
The Trouble With Activist Employees
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
Face It: Being a Better Person Is Just Too Much Work
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
The Problem With Our Perpetually Distracted Culture
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
The ‘Gender Identity’ Myth
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
The Rise and Fall of the Nanny State
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
New Yorkers Still Support Gov. Cuomo. Why?
According to the polls, most New Yorkers still want Governor Andrew Cuomo to stick around. Hard to believe I know but according to Quinnipiac 55% of voters think the embattled a–hole should not step down. This after sending thousands of patients infected with Covid 19 back to nursing homes and[…] Read On