Attempting to discover why folks have the attitudes they do about work is beyond this bloggers understanding, but, I have made a few observations which prompt me to  encourage would be employers to get a glimpse of a potential employees attitude about work, before the hire. As an example, this last week I observed  the attitudes of two young men, roughly the same age, mid-twenties, similar ethnic, family and educational background, and both with a name that begin with the letter “A”, so I’ll…See More

I've been thinking a great deal about what Sam Carpenter terms “The Systems Mindset” this week. Not so much in the business sense, although I will circle back to that, but in the sense that when one begins to look at how life works  from a systems mindset, you realize that systems exist and influence every area of your existence; right down to each beat of your heart. This past few weeks I found myself at OHSU Hospital in Portland Oregon with my family as my father underwent open heart…See More

Ever feel like what you are saying just isn't getting through to someone? I certainly have. Because good communication is essential in all areas of life and business, I've learned to better understand how people communicate in order to choose the best way to share my message. Individuals will predominantly processes information through one or two of the five senses.  They process (understand, learn) visually, i.e., they like to "see" what is being communicated, they are an auditory learner,…See More