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(This week, we lost the incredible Bill Withers. His music served to lift up those in trouble or des...
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Recently, a change conversation began among some peers. What I found most striking was how right eac...
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Back in the day, we used to have one-screen movie theaters. As a kid, I remember going with my Dad o...
About a month ago, I got to be with my peeps. HR peeps at HR Tech in Vegas. My peeps. Different, opi...
Airports. It’s not fun, particularly, if your work requires you to travel regularly. But imagine liv...
I can be the absolute worst eavesdropper. I don’t mean to be, but in our world of smartphone, public...
Greatness. It is something to be recognized in those who display it, even if they don’t know it. Som...
I enjoy the theater. There does not have to be a huge set with falling chandeliers for me to be wowe...
As with any summer, movies make a splash. And this one was a banner year (pun intended). Avengers: E...
The competency conversation has been dissected robustly on the conference circuit for at least two d...
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You’ve heard, “the more things change, the more they stay the same,” right? Whether it’s politics, f...
One of the more difficult questions I am asked is about purpose. As much as we maintain a level of p...
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Quality control has been a hot topic in our world lately. Auditing work done to ensure quality, prof...
That moment when your daughter walks in with her boyfriend. So much infatuation and silliness in the...
When Mark was told what to do by his older two brothers, he would often comply. Once this became a r...
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