The Need for Self-Reflection in Midlife

Some people feel content for the majority of their working life if their situation meets externally viable needs and they are rewarded properly. Many assume that rewards follow correct behavior if they are willing to sacrifice for success. Has this been the case for...

Why Traditional Career Development Doesn’t Work

What is career development? Many organizations view career development in a typical way that a person will move up over time within a specific job ladder. Compensation guidelines are established to enable growth within these ladders. The better idea of career...

Making Meetings Really Work

Do you look forward to your next meeting? If your answer is no, this does not surprise me. In over 25 years of managing, I saw many meetings which didn’t work. Either the wrong people were there to make a decision or the right people were there, but the meeting leader...

Retirement no Longer Makes Sense!

Why to retire? Retirement has traditionally meant to stop working and to enjoy leisure time. Nowadays, more people have reasons to never retire. One of them is the need to continue making an income. First, you have to consider my definition of working which I call...

Building Better Teams

Why many teams don’t work well together Have you ever wondered why the team that you were on didn’t work very well together? Many teams originally were set up to fail. In sports, you build teams from individuals with best achievements. In business, we hear many times,...
Ask Better Questions After 40 About Your Life And Work!

Ask Better Questions After 40 About Your Life And Work!

How does one ask better questions after 40?  This is not an easy task.  Normally, by this point of life, we have established our routine of life. We have jobs whether we like them or not and relationships whether we like them or not.  As a result of this, to make a...

What Does Quality Really Mean At Work?

A new definition of quality While the traditional definitions and measurements of quality are worth aspiring to, I would like to offer an additional level of thinking. Webster’s definition defines quality as a general term applicable to any trait or characteristic...