Prison. Is that what your job feels like every day? If so, you are not alone. Many people go to work every day feeling like they are turning themselves into the authorities. They have to ask themselves if the pain and anguish of facing another week, day or even hour is […]

A great philosophy professor named Luke Barber once told me: If you are feeling caught in negativity and are struggling–go watch water. My first reaction to that advice was confusion. It was hard to understand how this would apply to work interactions. He continued: If you watch a river you might notice that water […]

Have you ever tried to contact someone in another department, perhaps an employee or associate, only to find out they are in a meeting? Have you ever called a loved one at work or made an important sales call, \”they are in a meeting.\” How many meetings have you attended that were poorly run and […]

I feel okay today, inexplicably. I got up, got dressed, charged my cell phone, made it to my morning event and spoke reasonably coherently there. I guess I\’m functional - right? But then I stopped at the bookstore and had to think again.
There on the shelf is a lineup of books devoted to helping women […]

Ive been lucky because Ive probably seen the inside of more businesses as a consultant than most other people.
Some are beautifully and tastefully designed, such as the headquarters of a financial firm located on the 50th floor of a Houston skyscraper. The glass walled conference room was sparing in its amenities, but elegant, with of […]

The workplace should be where business takes place, not a war zone. Yet many times workers are at odds with co-workers; those on a low rung of the company ladder feel mistreated by those on the top rungs; some workers waste time and raise blood pressures of others with soliciting funds for numerous reasons; some […]

The future of business is not in brick and mortar institutions as historically viewed. The proliferation and miniaturization of communications mediums, cellular telephone, fax, Internet, personal data devices, and lap top computers, make offices available where people are not where the office is.\r Carpenter (1998) wrote the internet is more versatile for communication than […]

May 7, 1931, New York
had the most sensational man hunt ever known.
\”Two gun\” Crowley the gunman who didn\’t smoke or drink and was trapped in his girlfriends
apartment on West End Avenue.
One hundred and fifty policemen
laid siege to his apartment. They tear-gassed him and
mounted their machine guns to surrounding buildings.
For one hour New York residential […]

You talk everyday. Even to yourself.
Every conversation you have plays a part in whether you end up having an uplifting day or a challenging one.
From the first \’hello\’ until the time you say \’goodnight\’ you live in conversations.
Those conversations shape our entire lives.
Conversations begin and end friendships, determine whether your business or job thrives or […]

Asking your boss for a raise in pay is a waste of valuable time, if he breaks his heart and gives you a few dollars more, you still remain in the poorhouse. The reason that you asked your boss for a raise in the first place is the job sucks, and you are desperate. Dont […]