Years of employment have exposed me to a lot of things. I like to dwell on the good stuff, or at least I try to. But it’s hard to forget all the bad, too. In fact, more than 50% of people lose jobs because of bad bosses, not bad employment. Another 37% think about leaving […]

As I’m writing this I’m looking back at the picture you painted for me, a ship on a voyage toward the mountains ahead. There is a clock and a compass, that to me represents the directions we take with the time that we have. I’ve often thought about how funny time is, tricky even. In […]

There came a time when I stopped being an employee—at least, that’s what it felt like when I was promoted to management. My plan was to be a good manager; nobody really plans for less. My goal was to help the team I managed with no problems. I had never considered dealing with a different […]