Advocate for Whom?

We’ve all seen this. Many of us have done it ourselves. An idea comes up at a meeting and the boss says something like, “let me play the Devil’s advocate for a moment” and then proceeds to start picking at the idea. Some people, adverse to the...

What’s in a Name? Nothing

Would you rather spend the next three hours in Conference Room B or The Alpine Room? It probably doesn’t matter to you what the cornballs who actually put stuff in the ”suggestion box“ decided to name the conference rooms. You know it’s just another meeting. Sometimes...

Call it an Opportunity

Least Rewarding Jobs   ”The most satisfying jobs are mostly professions, especially those involving caring for, teaching and protecting others and creative pursuits,“ said Tom Smith, director of the General Social Survey (GSS) at the National Opinion...

Tough Call

Did the pilot do the right thing? Could this have been handled differently? Better?   This very interesting business “situation excercise” was in today’s news. The story follows and you can draw your own conclusions.   I applaud...