In the past, employers who were hiring looked for candidates with specific skills. From factory floor to executive suite, new employees were expected to have mastered certain essential tasks. Today, the preference is to “hire for attitude and train for … Continue reading →

Here’s a joke for this Monday morning. A guy walking home one night sees a drunk on his hands and knees under a street light. When the guy asks what he’s doing, the drunk answers, “I’ve lost the keys to … Continue reading →

Are you stressed by the economic news of the day? Or perhaps the question should be, how could you not be stressed? Although a stress-free life is hard to imagine, there are simple, practical ways to avoid getting swamped by … Continue reading →

We all create scenarios in our minds about what’s going to happen tomorrow. For better or for worse, we spin stories about the future that are either encouraging or paralyzing.  Right now, some people are deeply pessimistic about the future … Continue reading →

As kids, we learned that our temperature was supposed to be around 98.6 degrees. If that number was off, we knew we were sick. In school, our test scores were important. If they fell off, we knew we were in … Continue reading →

In the last few weeks we have witnessed the biggest global economic downturn in history.  The basic underpinnings of our economy are coming apart faster than anyone ever thought possible. Every day we wake up to more bad news, with … Continue reading →

One of the lessons to learn from our present economic woes is the value of that old-fashioned virtue, self-discipline. Looking back to understand how we arrived at our current situation, it is very clear that many in the banking system … Continue reading →

We all are selective procrastinators. We all have that list of things that we know we should do. These are important tasks and were we to act on them, our lives would be improved in some way. But we push … Continue reading →

When the economy is in a downswing, as it is now, we all try to peer into the future. When will things change? What will be the next developments? How will those developments affect us? Of course there’s no way … Continue reading →

Most of us work as part of a team, even if we wouldn’t necessarily use that label.  Breaking a large group of people into smaller, focused units is a powerful and productive way to build any organization or company. But … Continue reading →