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Unintended Consequenses

In a little less than a month from now 17 years ago, I was working late because my son the next day was having a medical procedure done....

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Au Contraire

In my conversations with people who work in management at mid to large companies, I find a general lack of respect for small business. In...

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A time and place for rebuttal

I had a gentleman message me on LinkedIn. He stated he is an engineer and was interested in what he saw in my LinkedIn profile. I...

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Value observations

Many people value their own work over the work of others. A person will spend $80 for a meal that is soon gone but will be unwilling to...

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Small town grocery store musings

Business is people first. Take care of employees, then customer's profits will follow. The store is set up for efficiency but is...

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People are complex, deal with it

I have contemplated the issue of people in the workplace. Perhaps the most significant problem I see is people are complex, and companies...

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Chickens Roosting

I still get production emails from XXXX company. Lately, the emails have been far less compliance-oriented and more conciliatory. This...

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Learning the wrong lessons

One of my favorite speakers on leadership made a statement with which I am afraid I have to disagree. He stated in the context of...

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Creating a what I care about list (Part)1

Honesty is everything. Treat others as you want to be treated. Be humble in all things. The law of unintended consequences in...

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Life experiences start early

My son has been struggling in robotics this year. After two years of having a friend be a partner, which turned out to be not the best...

The essence of sophistication is simplicity. MBM