I just finished reading an article in the April 4th edition of Time magazine, Go Ahead–Cry at Work.  The author, Anne Kreamer, suggests that it’s next to impossible to check your emotions at the office door.  After all, we are emotional beings.  In fact, brain researchers have proven that without emotions, it is impossible for [...]

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Last week I attended a meeting for human resource professionals.  The dinner speaker talked about fun in the workplace – an unusual topic given today’s economic climate.  The speaker’s examples of workplace fun were along the lines of employee parties, picnics, and catered lunches. As I sat there, I had to wonder, who can think [...]

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I went with my father to the doctor a few weeks ago. In discussing the appointment with my father later that day, I was struck by how differently we each interpreted what the doctor said. What I heard the doctor say and what my father heard were very different. It happens all the time. I [...]

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I’ve seen statistics that anywhere from 60 to 90 percent of all projects fail to accomplish their intended objectives. Why do so many projects fail? I worked as a project manager for many years and two commonalities in all projects are change and people. Perhaps we are upgrading our technology, reorganizing or consolidating business units, [...]

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