Recently I received a phone call from a friend out of town regarding a job opportunity. He had gone through an interview and really wanted this particular job. Following the interview, guess what? He had to wait. Waiting turned into anxiety and worrying. Now his question: All I’m doing is sitting around worrying. What do […]
Continue readingThe events of the past week illustrate that we tend to do things if no one is watching. When the bombs at the Boston Marathon went off, one of the first comments I heard was, “With all the cameras in place, and all the cell phones with cameras, it should not take long to identify […]
Continue readingWithout a doubt many of my values about work came from my dad. My dad taught me that if I was not ten minutes early then I was late. He stressed getting on the job early and going over what had to be done for the day. The reasoning was simple. If the crew and […]
Continue readingAbout thirty years ago while working for my dad the unexpected happened. To set the context, you need to know my dad was all about work. He never stopped for lunch. In fact, in his earlier days as a crane operator, while the others were eating lunch he wiped the crane down. He felt like […]
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