I haven’t been real consistent lately.
Work, Life, Family, Friends…
I haven’t really been myself for quite awhile now.
That’s not necessarily all-bad, as my family would be quick to tell you.
And it’s not really all that “deep” either.  I’m not “looking for the meaning of life” on some distant snow-capped mountaintop.   I’m not searching the ancient […]

I just finished a 90 minute webinar with my co-author Stephen Hundley and my friends at World at Work. I laughed, I made jokes, I wrote down a couple of new things Doc. Hundley said (I tend to steal his material while forgetting to give him credit… go figure).
My son flew in from Wyoming to […]

…. apologies for missing yesterday’s “A Bad Mingled Wryness” (an anagram for Rambling Wednesdays), but I was running from airport to airport to get back home to indy…
My Thursday edition of my Wednesday blog is done.  But I just don’t feel like being cute today.  No desire to be sarcastic.  Snarky is even off limits.
I […]

Sue Shellenbarger writes the Work & Family articles for the Wall Street Journal.  I like Sue, not only because she writes on issues that are important to me personally, but more importantly, ’cause she once used my name and research in an article she wrote.
My parents were both very proud, and my brother was really […]

It’s one of my favorite movies.  Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, and the delightful Jamie Lee Curtis.  Financial intrigue, the comic genius of Murphy and Aykroyd, even a gratuitous sex scene (if you don’t watch it on regular TV).  Is there anything better than watching Jamie Lee Curtis in pigtails acting “Svedish” during the New Year’s […]

I try not to let things surprise me, especially when it comes to research. I try to go into each project I lead with an open mind, no preconceptions that might foul up my analysis and conclusions.
I was awestruck with the results that Supervisors have a lower level of engagement than do Individual Contributors.
I […]

American Heritage Dictionary defines Guilt as Self-reproach for supposed inadequacy or wrongdoing.
Welcome to my world.
I recently got to see my dad for the first time in a few weeks, the traveling schedule and my responsibilities to my clients has made a quick jaunt to Cincinnati more difficult.
Not impossible mind you, but more difficult. And […]

Maybe it is a son-dad thing.  Our conversations are short, and to the point, whatever that point might be.
Marc:  “Hey dad, how you doing?”
Dad:  “Fine Marc, how are things with you and the family?”
Marc:  “They are great dad.  How you feeling today?  The nurses treating you OK?  Sleeping enough?”
Dad:  “Everything is good, no complaints.  OK, […]

I love stats.  Really.  It’s an affliction.  I’ve always had an affinity for numbers.  Hated science, loved math.
According to the U.S. Administration on Aging, the number of adults over the age of 65 will reach 40 million by 2010. The number will increase by 75% to 71 million by 2030.  
OMG - I’m in that second […]