Right now people are angry, and anger is a powerful motivator. By creating millions of fake accounts, Wells Fargo violated the public’s basic need to feel secure. The reaction was visceral because…
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Unheeded
“Once today is gone, tomorrow can only look back in sorrow at warnings ignored.” ~ Rod Serling, Twilight Zone, 1964 It’s a timeless rule for all aspects of life, professional and…
That’s the Best You Can Come Up With?
Back in the day, a metal shop teacher drilled a mantra into his students: “A place for every tool. Every tool in its place.” Life was simpler then. Fast forward and everything…
Cookie Jar
Don’t let greed turn you into a fat cat. Where there’s money, there’s temptation. Where there’s temptation, some people can’t resist. It’s a tale as old as time, and it infects…
Transiency
This too shall pass. Eventually. What matters is what happens in the meantime. Use your time strategically. Worst case, “meantime” can be a long time. At least long enough that your reputation…
How Did We Survive…
When the only way to contact friends and co-workers if we were away from home or the office was to use a pay phone? When all writing was done by hand or…
Keep Up or Be Left Behind
Adapt to changing times, or get ready to explain yourself. Roger Ailes isn’t the only one to suffer from failing to keep pace with evolving social norms. So is North Carolina. Less…
A Sweet Surprise
On a recent flight from Los Angeles to Denver, a little girl strolled up the aisle with her father in tow. She was passing out to each of the passengers little baggies…
When Memory Needs a Reality Check
Know what you do well. Delegate rest. Achieve more. Two hundred and forty years ago this week, our forefathers brought forth on this continent a nation built on the singular concept of…
Do I Sense a Trend?
It’s been a bad week for the auto industry. Already-shaken consumer confidence was further undermined as the negative headlines kept coming. First: VW agreed to a $14.7 billion settlement in its…