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 →
Overheard in Airport Lounge: From Arrogance to Joy
Recently I was returning to San Francisco from Washington DC and was waiting in the airport terminal with time to kill. Too tired to read and saving my music for the plane, I sat and watched people come and go. You never know when inspiration or something of interest will come your way. Indeed as I... Continue Reading →
Thursday Thought – Learn to Dance in One Year
Note: Each Thursday I will post a little something to inspire us to finish the week strong. These Thursday Thoughts will be a quote, poem, piece of music, artwork, or inspirational video. Congratulations, you made it over the hump and let's finish the week together. Karen wanted to dance and dance well. She gave herself a... Continue Reading →
Thursday Thought – One Square Inch of Silence
Note: Each Thursday I will post a little something to inspire us to finish the week strong. These Thursday Thoughts will be a quote, poem, piece of music, artwork, or inspirational video. Congratulations, you made it over the hump and let's finish the week together. This past week on the On Being Podcast (highly recommended), I... Continue Reading →
Joy, Serenity, Love and Employee Engagement
Employee engagement, all the rage. Corporate America is all over it starting with Human Resources, behaving as they discovered that next great thing, to senior leaders talking the talk and measuring results. Everyone expecting improvement, big improvement. Yet, no profound change. The level of disengagement for American workers remains high. The Gallup organization, the highly respected polling and... 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 →