It was time to stop making buggy whips when they invented the automobile. In normal times, a business considering remote work options would start with a committee. Six months later they would make a recommendation that would likely lead to sub-committees which would perhaps finally result in a pilot program that would end with a…
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What was your favorite part of working from home? The ability to have uninterrupted thinking time, fewer in-person meetings, no commute, money saved on gas and food, fewer in-person meetings, pantless Zoom meetings, more time with your family? Or was it the commuting time that transformed into more work hours, the chance to stare critically…
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Dear Future Traveler, You probably studied the events of 2020 in school. I’m sure you learned the major details about The Pandemic. A coronavirus that had nothing to do with beer. Got formally named Covid-19, but few know the details around 1-18. Started in Wuhan, China. Spread throughout the entire world. Too many lives lost.…
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Ever try to locate the customer service helpline on a website? If there is a phone number, it’s buried deep in the site, beyond email, live chat and robot chat. You finally find and call the number, understandably expecting to speak to someone prepared to help you, the customer. It’s “customer” service, right? Silly you!…
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My first job was as a bank teller. We had high stools on wheels, and I was glued to mine. I mastered the art of effortlessly wheeling from the computer to the back counter and back to my window, never leaving the comfort of my seat. There were the occasional blips- like when I scrambled…
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Yeah, I’m going there. The latest shot fired across the internet has boomers highly offended. It comes across as dismissive and snarky. But is “OK, Boomer” the clapback to “OK, Snowflake?” Why is “OK, Boomer” resonating with young people, and getting on the last nerve of Boomers? According to those who deftly wield the disparaging…
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In the news: Employee who was no longer employed at his company showed up on day to visit his former colleagues. They did not know why he was no longer employed there- just that he was a former colleague and a good guy. They let him in, welcoming him with back slaps and “howyadoin’!” They…
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I’m often asked, “What are the official birth years for the various generations?” The short answer is- there is no official data. A quick search will turn up a variety of answers, and none of them are more “right” that the others. The defining of generational time frames and characteristics that started around the time…
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One Cannot Not Communicate. I wish I’d said that, because it pretty well sums up a key problem with communication. It doesn’t solve anything, but it does provide a starting point. Paul Watzlawick gets credit for it as the most famous of his Five Axioms. Although most of his work was in the field of…
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Got lots of feedback for the article, Something about Mary. Here’s some of it. From a consultant: A participant in a customer service training program was so relentlessly negative, bullying and overpowering that the facilitator decided that no one would benefit from her attending the second day. When she shared her recommendation with the client…
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