Why?
Children are famous for asking why. Why is grass green? Why is the TV on when we eat dinner? Sometimes these simple questions stop us dead in our tracks.
A colleague of mine had a rare attribute - he loved training new employees from the ground up. Why? Because they asked a lot of questions. Why […]

This (non qualifying) post for my Cell Phone Users and Abusers contest has to do with conversation etiquette.
The issue - when is a conversation over? Have you ever had a conversation with someone who is impossible to get off the phone? Someone who will continue to find something to say long after the topic has […]

Image via WikipediaEver notice how some people have a “signature line”, a phrase they repeat often and are associated with? Maybe the most well known signature line belonged to Rodney Dangerfield - “I don’t get no respect.”
Several people I know have their own pet phrase - here’s a sampling.
“Those two are a pair to […]

In October, Robert Hruzek asks, what have we learned from stress? Usually, Robert’s group project theme leaves me scratching my head for hours trying to come up with a meaningful response. This month, however, there’s no problem.
What I learned from stress is that for me, stress equals time. I don’t like tight deadlines, cramming for […]

Image via WikipediaThe day before I wrote this the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 777 points, an all-time negative scoring record. The plunge occurred because contrary to expectations, Congress failed to pass the bailout plan Wall Street was counting on to restore calm to the markets.
Even with elections only a month away, I am […]

You can’t win playing catch up ball. That’s exactly what our financial institutions, regulatory agencies, Federal government, and investors have been doing since our banking system began to unravel almost a year ago.
Lenders make ill conceived loans snapped up by borrowers who aren’t thinking ahead. Regulators worry about inflation one day and stimulating the economy […]

You start a conversation you can’t even finish it.
You’re talkin’ a lot, but you’re not sayin’ anything.
When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed.
Say something once, why say it again?
(Psycho Killer, by Talking Heads)
Yes, finishing a conversation is problematic. Whether it’s a text message, email, voice mail exchange, or Twitter tweet, when is […]