Compressed four-day work weeks
I recently came across this story and thought I would share. There is a lot of talk going on about compressing the five day work week into four. Stacy’s Story “I have been working a compressed four-day...
View ArticleInbreeding; The Social Way
We Southerners always get a bad rap. Whether on TV, in the movies, or some dip shit that says out loud and to your face, “Hey, don’t all you southerners intermarry? Is your uncle really your daddy?” So...
View ArticlePreview of SHRM Strategy Conference – Chicago
The next few days I’ll be attending and blogging for SHRM We Know Next at the SHRM Strategy Conference downtown Chicago. I’ll be high-tailing it on the train every day (not the highlight for sure) to...
View ArticleCharacteristics of Great Leaders
Today started off with a bang at the SHRM Strategy Conference in Chicago with several great break-out sessions in which I’ll be writing about later one. I wanted to start off with the keynote of Bill...
View ArticleStrategic Planning – It’s all about influence
Day three of the SHRM Strategy conference I sat in on Jason Lauritsen‘s “Strategic Planning – The Power of a Plan” session and here are some highlights. First of all – you gotta love Jason and his...
View ArticleLessons of strategic planning from a Chicago cabbie
While leaving the SHRM Strategy Conference last week, Charlie Judy and I decided to share a cab back to our train stations to depart for the suburbs. May I stop to just say that taking a cab in Chicago...
View ArticleLeaders and Mentors in Retail?
Every Christmas when I’m wrapping gifts to put under the tree I can’t help but remember the first job I ever had. I suppose because I was working for a couple of Japanese owners in their retail Asian...
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