Paul Butler | Time management essential in business
October 24, 2020 7:26 am
Over the years, many people have told me I’m good at managing time. The focus of this week’s article is to share with you some best practices I use, which
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Paul Butler | Presentation skills
October 10, 2020 7:19 am
Last week, we saw the start of the 2020 presidential debates here in the United States — a battle that was highly entertaining and of paramount importance for the opponents.
What’s with all these rules?
October 5, 2020 8:00 am
Paul butler Signal Contributing Writer I’m noticing three categories of people in their response to the directives we’ve all been given during this pandemic — those who follow the rules,
Paul Butler | Your legacy of leadership
September 26, 2020 7:05 am
From my observation, very few leaders leave an admirable legacy — many cause divisions, and some are downright dreadful. The late John Wooden was an American basketball player and coach
Paul Butler | Conspiracy at work
September 19, 2020 6:48 am
As the days turn into weeks, and the weeks turn into months, and the months turn into more months — I’m just hoping this COVID-19 trial doesn’t turn into a
Paul Butler | Looking back on Labor Day
September 11, 2020 12:06 pm
Most of us think of Labor Day as the unofficial end of summer, but the Labor Day holiday was originally created in 1894 to pay tribute to the contributions of
Paul Butler | Principled leadership
September 5, 2020 7:06 am
In the past few weeks we’ve all had the opportunity to watch the national convention for each of the two major political parties here in the United States — firstly
What it means when we ‘push the envelope’
September 1, 2020 1:42 pm
Winston Churchill famously once said of the United States and Great Britain that we are just “two countries divided by a common language,” and I have so often found that
Paul Butler | Little car, big service
August 22, 2020 7:11 am
We have a little car that we love very much, although the one aspect of owning this little car that we’ve liked least up until recently has been the constant
Paul Butler | White fragility in the workplace
August 15, 2020 7:02 am
I’m presently reading a book titled “White Fragility” by Robin DiAngelo and it has most certainly got me thinking. We cannot deny the shameful history of slavery in the country
Paul Butler | Insights on outsourcing
August 8, 2020 7:11 am
“The trouble with most accountants is, they know the cost of everything but the value of very little.” ~ Albert Einstein My wife and I recently came across a particular
Paul Butler | Theft at work
August 1, 2020 6:37 am
A few weeks ago, I had my bicycle stolen from outside our office building. I was aghast and annoyed. I became all puffed-up with my own self-righteousness as I convinced
Working in a mad world
July 28, 2020 8:48 am
We seem to be living in a mad world right now, and I am concerned this angst will carry into our cubicles, find its way onto the workbench and blow
Paul Butler: Decisions, decisions
July 18, 2020 6:42 am
One of the most important responsibilities as a leader is to make a decision. One of the noblest attributes as a leader is to have the humility to apologize when
Paul Butler: Know your numbers and know what they mean
July 11, 2020 7:19 am
As a recovering accountant I can grasp the magnitude of a situation when I know the numbers and, most importantly, know what they mean. Take for example the global COVID-19
Paul Butler: Lessons from fathering
July 4, 2020 7:00 am
Last month, much of the world celebrated Father’s Day. Did you know that Father’s Day was founded in Spokane, Washington, at the YMCA in 1910 by Sonora Smart Dodd, who
A tale of two workers
June 30, 2020 3:37 pm
Have you noticed there are two types of people during these strange days of COVID-19? One type of person seems to focus their attention on how this pesky pandemic affects
Paul Butler: Working in a mad world
June 20, 2020 7:14 am
We seem to be living in a mad world right now, and I am concerned this angst will carry into our cubicles, find its way onto the workbench and blow
Paul Butler: Base hiring, promoting, disciplining on character, competence
June 13, 2020 7:03 am
It has been refreshing over the past couple of weeks to read, watch or listen to news that takes a break from COVID-19. On the downside, the new domination has
Paul Butler: Pushing the envelope
June 6, 2020 7:15 am
Winston Churchill famously once said of the United States and Great Britain that we are just “two countries divided by a common language,” and I have so often found that