This is my blanket category for the site; it’s an attempt to explain a concept in a deeper way.
In the fall of 2012, I had a semi-interesting conversation with a kid I was going to graduate school with. At the time, I think I was 31; the other person in question was 24. We were both males. The… Continue Reading
The whole topic of racial attitudes around incarnation is very fraught — and also very complicated, as entire bodies of research are penned on it across people’s careers. I can’t begin to scratch the surface. I do know this, as… Continue Reading
The Beth-Ellen Vinson case has been getting some renewed attention lately, 20 years after the disappearance and murder. Here’s what happened: Vinson left her apartment near North Carolina State University around 2:30 a.m. the morning of Aug. 16, 1994, and three… Continue Reading
One of my least-favorite expressions in the cubicle world is “hop on a call.” Anyone that’s been on a series of conference calls knows that they’re pretty off-task affairs, in general: it’s highly probable that over 60 percent of the people… Continue Reading
I’ve written a lot about employee engagement on this blog — such as here and here — because it seems like a major topic of the next few years. Millennials will become the primary part of the workforce, and they… Continue Reading
You’ve probably heard a little bit about this case, but two Indiana-based mothers disappeared within about five weeks of each other this summer. Joelle Lockwood was first — that was back on July 9th, and she was last seen walking… Continue Reading
Everyone seems to want to work in Silicon Valley (to some extent). Continue Reading
Cool article on Forbes about Nordstrom’s evolving strategy in retail; consider this paragraph especially: It is very important to understand the customer’s need to find time to shop. Nordstrom gets this. Consumers, especially young working people, are less and less interested in… Continue Reading