Archive for May, 2010

An Antidote for Insecurity

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

When times are tough or the workplace is undergoing change, employees tend to become anxious and insecure. Some leaders don’t worry about this. They reason that job insecurity banishes complacency and keeps employees on their toes.
There is a flaw in that assumption. Nervous, insecure employees take their eyes off the customer and off the work. They [...]

Picture This

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

My parents are loving life and going strong in their late 70s, and continue to serve as an inspiration to my sisters and me. One secret to their successful and happy retirement is that they prepared for the change it would bring to their daily lives.
As I was growing up, my parents were not hobbyists [...]