113 – Employee Happiness

The manager, team leader, or executive can make employees so happy and so hard working by changing just one thing. Forget buying lunches for the whole team (not a bad idea!). Forget giving them free dry cleaning (not bad also!). Forget holding a fun day for the team...
111 – Smartphone Liberation – Part 1

111 – Smartphone Liberation – Part 1

It is really interesting about how the Smartphone has invaded our lives.  I purchased one of the first cellular phones over 30 years ago and that was big and permanently installed in my vehicle.  It had a big huge handset and hard to use. Now the phone can slip in my...
107 – Employee Requirements

107 – Employee Requirements

Companies are about to be hammered!  I am not sure the leaders of most companies know what is coming at them! I have been talking with a variety of employees for a number of years and I see several trends coming up that business need to be aware of. Fixed Rules Won’t...
106 – 4 Day Workweek Alternative

106 – 4 Day Workweek Alternative

One of the hot discussions in business is the 4-day workweek.  Employees are excited about it.  Management is not so enthusiastic. One of the hot discussions in business today is the 4-day workweek.  Employees are excited about it.  Management is not so enthusiastic....
104 – Regrets

104 – Regrets

My father, who passed away a number of years ago, lived with regrets.  Sometimes, in a moment of weakness, he would reveal to me some of his regrets.  He was in the air force during WWII and was let go when the war was over.  He loved the regularity, predictability,...