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For a brief stint, I worked as a middle school teacher. Teaching is a wonderful gift and I was delig...

Executives are pressured to be budget-minded while increasing sales and productivity. “Do more with ...

Sweet words can heal. I can recall so many times as a dad where a “boo boo” was healed more by my wo...

What can you learn from the Muppets? Lots. For those of us in a certain age group, we can recall tho...

I spoke with a business owner recently (normal, I know). He’s pretty successful in his field. He wor...

Making an informed decision seems like a good plan. I think most companies would look favorably on e...

Healing. It’s a gift. In my life, I have experienced mercy and grace which has allowed healing to ta...

When I was a kid, my mom used to laugh at me because I basically had the TV Guide memorized about 10...

I looked at a bottle of lotion today. I use it often but I read the label today. It said "20% more t...

Positional devaluation is an epidemic. Perhaps you don’t know what that is. After all, it is not the...

The goal in life seems to be happiness. Happiness based on our surroundings, on how we look, on our ...

Picture it. Ocean City, 1988. Two recently graduated high school males drive down to the shore to me...

Discipline. Love it. In the context of achieving a goal, it's fantastically needed. To endeavor to l...

SMH. How cool am I? I know that SMH means “Shaking My Head” in text and social media chat. OK, you m...

“Make it work.” I love this phrase. It brings to mind those hard-nosed, over-working small business ...

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Deflection is an art. We can really get great at showcasing our ability to deflect responsibility an...

Comcast is pushing its new Streampix movie and television show catalog. There are promos aplenty wit...

Thankfulness is not trite. It can be portrayed as such, but in actuality, it is quite a bit more. Be...

Performance reviews always make me smile. All of the preparation put into it by managers and supervi...

Multiple shifts often mean multiple sub-cultures. The way things are done during the day shift, for ...

It is easy to look to someone else to fulfill our needs or desires. Talk shows are full of people wh...

For 10 years, I have to admit, I have loved What Not to Wear. I didn't really love Season 1, actuall...

I am a sucker for a good come-back movie. I love seeing the underdog win over the well-funded or obn...

Is money the only reward we push? I have had the consistent message of money in my face all week. Mo...

You might want to watch the video and listen to the song first. Get the blood pumping. A techno-danc...

Do you remember trying to fit in? You might still be trying now! Our school years most often represe...

Success stories are a standard in marketing. In the health and wellness industry, for example, weigh...

Tear in my eye for another end to another summer. Kids are heading back to school, traffic increases...

What does talent really cost? That's a great conversation starter with a CEO or CFO. "Too much" may ...

You had to know that I would want to use this song for a blog. I mean, it's the song of the summer. ...

Professionalism is not passe. I am not sure who started this rumor, but that person is wrong. The bu...

I can recall winning a dance contest when I was 8 years old. It was at a birthday party for a friend...

Efficient living. Oxymoronic? Yes. Everyday I wake up to the schedule I re-tweak from the night befo...

The field of Human Resources was given a gift about a week and a half ago. Paula Deen made headlines...

#culture is a hash tag trending topic on Twitter. I see some great thought leaders on this subject p...

You know, I am going to see Kelly Clarkson next week. She is awesome. I don't know if you're a fan o...

As a baseball fan, it is tough to hear about the professional athletes using PEDs (Performance Enhan...

The previews for the movie, The Internship, already have me laughing. I mean, getting in with Google...

Often I walk into offices and am greeted by smiling people. They are happy to see me. They shake my ...

One of my favorite places to be is Disney World. I know, a bit cliche, but it's true. Every time I w...

Meetings. How many are you having a day? Are they productive? Has it moved from productive to routin...

In high school, I had hair. I did, honest. It was very dark, thick and had a certain Italian swagger...

I had lunch this week with a pretty smart business owner. He shared his perspective on his company a...

I can remember the actual conversation where, as an HR professional, I told an employee that he was ...