Paul Butler: Influencing others

I was getting dressed in the locker room after a workout this morning and I noticed the guy next to me putting his dress pants

Paul Butler: Three types of employees

I’ve come to the conclusion there are essentially three types of employees — those who need a light, those who ARE the light and those

Paul Butler: Gratitude at work

Recently, I was reflecting on all the reasons we have to be grateful for our work in this land of plenty, and here are seven

Paul Butler: Applying the Golden Rule

Like many of my fellow Santa Claritians, I am still musing over the dreadful events that occurred at a local high school recently, where a

Paul Butler: Managing without the ‘remote control’

Kevin is a writer and he writes from home. Hang on, that’s not completely true. Kevin has to travel a lot for his writing job, so when he travels he writes from wherever he is. In the truest sense Kevin is what we might call a “remote worker.”

Paul Butler: Workplace politics

This week, I thought I’d keep it light and talk politics! People are paying a lot of interest to what the politicians are saying or

Paul Butler: Lessons learned

Recently, I was asked to present to a group of business students on the lessons I’ve learned starting and sustaining a business and organized my

Paul Butler: Improving yourself

I hadn’t seen Joe for a while, and then I bumped into him recently. We were catching up. and he was trying to recall what

I mainly go to the gym because I like food.

I find that if I don’t go to the gym, I become a bigger version of myself, but not in a good way! Joking aside, I have always enjoyed health and fitness. My wife and I met at a gym nearly 27 years ago and, in fact, we’re part way through a long-term goal of running a half-marathon in every state.

Paul Butler: Workplace aristocracy

Are you sitting down as you read this?   Good.   This might shock you — I don’t like “Downton Abbey.” There, I said it.   In fact,

Paul Butler: Follow the leader

When I was a young English schoolboy, we used to play a game called “Follow the Leader.”   Did you play that here as a kid?

Paul Butler: Ethics in the workplace

Many people don’t finish the books they start reading. On my business travels, people ask me what our company does and when I tell them,

Paul Butler: Achieving your goals

It’s my birthday today. A few years back, I wrote up a list inspired by The Beatles song of the same name and headed it:

Paul Butler: Loving thy co-workers

Last weekend was rather sad for us. We moved from a house we’ve lived in for nearly 14 years. Our children essentially grew up in

Paul Butler: Hard workers

I had mixed feelings last week when I read an article in our local newspaper about the city I live in — Santa Clarita, California.