I’ve figured out what’s wrong with the economy – vanilla creamer. Well, maybe vanilla creamer isn’t solely responsible for all of our economic problems, but …
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We the Employers
I just returned from the SHRM Strategy Conference in Palm Springs. Nice event – I would recommend it to my colleagues who are looking for …
Your Comfort Zone
A new season of “Dancing with the Stars” is upon us, which means only one thing. Lots of talk about stepping (literally!) outside of your …
5 Things Every Business Person Needs to Know (Part 5)
You may have already guessed the last topic in my ‘need to know’ series…yep, you need to know BUSINESS. And, there are two kinds of …
Don’t Steal the Chair
Recently, I attended a workshop on how human resources impacts the supply-chain process. The workshop itself was less about the link between people and production …
Praying for Starbucks
I admit it. I’m a Starbucks addict. It started in Cincinnati with my general manager who had a 3 Starbucks a day habit. He would …
5 Things Every Business Person Needs to Know (Part 4)
I was thinking about Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto today. Well, not so much Pareto as his famous saying that 20% of the people own 80% …