Are you a King or a King Maker?

Who has the most power: the President or the people who put him / keep him in office? There is power in being the leader of the free world, but he relies on people to give him information that keep him in office.  Think tanks, research centers and the cabinet all...

The 3 Realities of Retail

My previous careers have always been in process engineering, research and development and sales (driving around in a car all day). Now I find myself working in retail. I haven’t done this since high school. However, I learned a long time ago that you can learn...

Love Your Work

Most of my friends HATE their jobs. They work 25 – 30 hours per week (not counting the time they spend sleeping on the toilet between meetings). They don’t like their boss, and their co-workers don’t respect them. The pay is decent. Vacations are...

Confidence or Arrogance?

I was at a retailer recently when I noticed a young man and his mother buying a computer. As the “boy” told the salesperson he wanted the most expensive computer ($2600), the mother started to ask the boy a question. The boy looked at the ground in disgust...