Only 7 days until my older son turns 22.  I wonder if he’ll acknowledge me today as he eats more of my food and takes up more of my space…  OK, I really do like when he is around.
Only 5 days until the inauguration of a new president.  We’re in for an interesting ride.
Anyways…
Surgeon Shortage […]

I don’t shock easily.
Perhaps I’m jaded, perhaps I expect the worst, perhaps I am just an unfeeling louse.
But even I can be surprised by the callousness of some…
I received an unsolicited email from a colleague of mine yesterday, an internal company email that had been forwarded more than a few times in her company before […]

When I started my company, I knew I wanted two job titles, with “Founder” being one of them.  It took me 43 years to get the courage, wisdom, and knowledge to strike out on my own, and it was important to see that word on my business card, and part of my signature in email.  […]

According to a recent salary survey by the folks at Hay, more than half of the 1700 employers who participated said they had made a counter offer to staff members after the employee had received a offer from another firm.  Of those 52% who made the offer:

37% of staff left immediately, no matter what the […]

Excellent, a new year, a new opportunity to provide some more “Can You Believe That?”
And away we go….
The Quest for the Best
A recent article in Forbes asked So how do you attract people who will succeed, and how do you keep them on your side? The author provided eight strategies for success:

Be Ready to Pay […]

I’ve been asked to put together a new presentation for “human resources in a time of want”. In other words, how do companies Recruit, Retrain, Reward, & Retain talent during hard economic times?  What do companies do when they have already announced to their workers that they are discontinuing the company’s 401k match and 2009 […]

What a three weeks.  What a three months.  What a three years.
In Jerry Maguire, there is a scene at the end of the movie, in which Winnie Holzman, creator of My So-Called Life, appears as part of the divorced women’s group. She’s the one who says, “these holidays make me feel more divorced”.  I always […]