As you meet and get to know others, do you find yourself making prejudgments or assumptions about them? Or are you more open-minded and accept the person as is? Every person is different. Even twins in a family are said to be distinctively different. Having two sons who were 2.5 years apart in age and … Read more
Now that many people have been working from home (or used to being at home during work hours), what have these people found that they would like to have when returning to work? Not all people like working from home. Here are some observations and different preferences that Employers may want to consider when re-opening … Read more
If you are listening to the different media (radio, TV, Internet, Newspapers…), there may be variances of information shared, but much is also the same. The Coronavirus is still “center stage” with little else even coming close. Occasionally, the upcoming elections are touched on, but even other topics are related to the Virus: run on … Read more
Each day I wake up thinking, “here starts a fresh day, with countless possibilities, and hopeful that people are taking this Coronavirus serious, and therefore, being more vigilant and compliant about what it will take to bring this illness to an end. Even if a person WANTS to go out and do whatever they want, … Read more
There have been many times over the past decades and centuries when mankind has encountered excessive and overwhelming catastrophes, and we have been able to keep a positive attitude and pull together to manage our way through each one. Clearly, this has not been easy, and yet our inner strength has pulled us through them. … Read more
How many of you have experienced “bad leaders and managers”? Probably a large number of you. The possible reason for this is due to employers using a bad premise or incorrect criteria of a good leader, or possibly not giving this enough thought. Some employers may even choose people who they believe have similar values … Read more
In case you hadn’t noticed, there has been a substantial increase in “workplace violence”. In fact, these have occurred in a wide variety of industries and levels of employment. The impact of hand guns is not necessarily the basis for this increase. Whether in schools, manufacturing firms, theaters, malls, etc., the increase in anger and violence … Read more
Having moved to Charlotte in the fall of 1980, I can tell you that many of the city planners didn’t have a good understanding of what people wanted who moved here at that time. The Raintree subdivision (residential) was in its early stages, and we were being told by realtors that the city really didn’t … Read more
It should be of no surprise that many supervisors and managers have NO business being managers! No matter how long they have worked there or to whom they are related! This situation is nothing new. In fact, this problem has existed decades – if not centuries. When your company or organization has been fortunate to … Read more