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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...

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...

Chickens Roosting

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

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...

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...

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...

Understanding skills and experience

The lack of understanding of the following quote is a very real issue in today's society. Experience is not gained in a classroom. Skills...

Employment is a mutual contract

I am listening to the Infinite Game audiobook by Simon Sinek this morning, and in the course of the book, he gets to the responsibility...

Business climate observation

Pat was talking about three prominent local businesses closing in Manhattan. These are the keys to small business success in today's...

People into processes

I have been contemplating the issue of people in the workplace. Perhaps the most significant issue I see is people are complex, and...

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