“I’m such an idiot.” One hole left at the US Open, a nice comfortable lead. Only about 30 million people watching, thousands standing nearby watching. Me: Oh No…PHIL!!! OK, you can recover from THAT where-the-hell-is-THAT-going drive, just play it safe, get back on the fairway, play it safe.   Come on, Phil, you can do it. Tell [...]
Archive for June, 2006
Phil Mickelson, Charlie Brown and the American Way
Posted in June 20th, 2006
by admin in Work-related
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Telling Time or Building Clocks
Posted in June 19th, 2006
by admin in On The Job...
My friend Jag is a seasoned executive who knows exactly what he is good at, and what he can offer a company. He is creative, smart, insightful and fun too. Any company would be glad to have him, IMHO. Trouble is, he is very selective—he won’t just work anywhere. He has decided that he works best [...]
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What I want for Father’s Day
Posted in June 18th, 2006
by admin in Daily Wisdom
From Kansas City My thoughts, ‘xactly.     I never would have expected this, not in a million years, but I have become someone who is hard to shop for. On gift-giving occasions, my kids ask me what I’d like, and I am unable to provide them with the comfort of a straight, enthusiastic answer. “Oh, I [...]
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Beware of Non-Practicing Experts
Posted in June 17th, 2006
by admin in On The Job...
 Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children and no theories. — John Wilmot, English Lord There are too many ‘experts’ around with a lot of answers who have not actually tried their theories in real life situations. I understand that some people are advisors or teachers,consultants.  [...]
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The NEWS (?) at the Strib
Posted in June 17th, 2006
by admin in Daily Wisdom
After only a few months, the Strib has discontinued the wildly popular(LOL) feature section called HOW TO. Each week, this section featured a HOW TO article. They need a course on HOW NOT TO talk down to their readers. They were actually quite funny. Reading them, I always had the thought that someone should call [...]
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Nowhere, Ukraine and Bumtuck, Iraq: A Father’s Day
Posted in June 16th, 2006
by admin in Daily Wisdom
I was talking with another father the other day, his daughter (24) is in the Peace Corps in THE Ukraine, not the “other” Ukraine. Sorry, an ADD-moment, why? I am wondering is it always THE Ukraine, do we often confuse it with the Other one? Sorry. How about those Twins? Anyway, his daughter called to [...]
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Boring Company Visit Today
Posted in June 15th, 2006
by admin in Work-related
This made me recall the attached blog about job ads from some companies. We work hard to make sure OUR companies are not like this. Still a good read… http://eppsnet.com/2006/05/antipattern-bore-people-to-death-with-your-job-ads
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It’s not the job, stupid. It’s the stupid job.
Posted in June 15th, 2006
by admin in Job Seeker Advice
Sometimes we do get what we wish for. Just make sure the job you get is one that you want. You can find out a lot about the job in the job intereview. Here is one fact a lot of us forget about the job interview. You are interviewing them too! Getting an offer might [...]
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Honesty is THE Best Policy
Posted in June 14th, 2006
by admin in Daily Wisdom
I am not sure where shading the truth got started, but it is certainly noticeable. I understand that oftentimes, telling the truth is the hardest thing to do. (insert small violin here) But puh-lease, make honesty part of who you are. Once you get known as a “truth teller,†particularly to power, you have it [...]
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Small Companies are Better Than Big Companies
Posted in June 13th, 2006
I always suspected this but now more people are saying it. http://www.jobpundit.blogspot.com/ For those of us in small companies, we cannot literally imagine working in a big one. Here is the ultimate irony: People in small companies cannot imagine working for a big company, perhaps, but down deep they do have a bit of an [...]
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