I attended a retirement dinner last week. An honor. Not one person or even two, but three men honored on this night. My wife works for this company, one of the largest in the world. It is a place that people start a career and decide to stay. These retirees reached 34, 34, and 35... Continue Reading →
The Distance Between Us
Twenty two feet. That is the distance from my office door to my chair. Quite a walk. Presently, I sit in a corner office, but an office move lies ahead. After several years in large corner offices, I will move to a smaller office, half the distance, door to chair. Yet it is still too... Continue Reading →
Workplace Migration, Caves to Commons
Recently I watched a video detailing an interesting annual ritual conducted at Conover Tuttle Pace, a Boston ad agency. Each summer everyone in the firm packs up and moves to a new workspace for three months. Each of the 55 employees blindly draws a number and hopes to draw a low number so they can... Continue Reading →
The End of Hump Day Wednesday
Why do we work five days a week? We all grew up with the five-day workweek as standard practice. We roll into work on Monday, work uphill to Wednesday, then work down the other side of the mountain to Friday afternoon. Our weekend, Saturday and Sunday, are a time of rest ... well that is the theory.... Continue Reading →
I, Robot
Does a robot have a soul? Ah, a question for our future as technology delivers more and more wonder to our society. For the here and now though we have a related question. Where does the human soul go when we turn people into robots? I read a fascinating article today from Fast Company Magazine... Continue Reading →
Happy Nuns Live Forever
I am studying Positive Psychology these days. I put this is the category of "why have I not thought of this before" as a leader and person interested in growing and building thriving organizations. Over time I will write more on Positive Psychology and the application to everyday working life. For today a story for... Continue Reading →
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