Author: Paul Butler, Signal Business Contributor
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Paul Butler, Signal Business Contributor

Paul Butler: Hard workers

August 24, 2019 9:00 am

I had mixed feelings last week when I read an article in our local newspaper about the city I live in — Santa Clarita, California. According to Kempler Industries we’ve

Paul Butler: In remembrance

August 17, 2019 9:00 am

Last week my father-in-law, Trevor Frederick Orme, passed away and, at age 83 and having known him for 28 years, I have a lot of memories of him. As my

Paul Butler: Service sells

August 10, 2019 9:00 am

When I was a kid, one of my best friends, Mitch, said I’d be a good salesman because I could: “Talk the hind legs off a donkey.” I guess what

Paul Butler: Remote workers

August 3, 2019 9:00 am

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

Paul Butler: Oh man!

July 29, 2019 2:58 pm

I often say: “I’m no psychologist — I’m a recovering accountant” but there are some aspects of human behavior I simply don’t understand.  I seem to find myself a lot

Paul Butler: Lessons in gratitude

July 20, 2019 9:15 am

For the last four years, my wife and I have served as volunteers at a summer camp for children in the foster-care system. This year, due to a change in

Paul Butler: Champions!

July 13, 2019 9:00 am

I was glued to my TV last Sunday morning to watch the USA women’s soccer team play in the World Cup final against the Netherlands. What I love about the

Paul Butler: Rebel with a cause

July 6, 2019 9:17 am

I don’t like mushy peas.   When I was in elementary school in England, a lunch lady stood over me and refused to let me leave the table until I’d eaten

Paul Butler: The graduate

June 29, 2019 9:00 am

This week our son, Henry, started his first full-time job for a global media company in their finance team. We’re very proud of him because within just seven days of

Paul Butler: Perfect attendance

June 15, 2019 6:55 am

I was inspired by a story recently in our “Mighty Signal” newspaper about a young student who graduated with perfect attendance. This person never missed a single day of school

Paul Butler: My Top 10

June 8, 2019 9:00 am

As an employee for nearly 20 years across both sides of the pond and now as a business owner for the past 13 years, having served clients in 28 states,

Paul Butler: We remember

June 1, 2019 9:00 am

I am writing this article early morning on Memorial Day, which, for those who are reading from overseas, is a very special day on our calendar when we remember and

Paul Butler: All about the ABCDs

May 25, 2019 9:00 am

My brother-in-law is a sales director for a large global organization, and he shared with me an incentive program they operate within his business. They use an acrostic called “the

Paul Butler: Exclusive inclusion

May 18, 2019 9:00 am

I am rarely the smartest guy in the room, but I understand what the word “inclusive” means. I remember one school teacher who taught the way to understand some words

Paul Butler: Lessons from the garden

May 11, 2019 9:00 am

For the past few weeks we had my in-laws — Josie and Trevor — visit. They’ve flown across the pond several times to see us, and, so, we made a

The five types of co-workers

May 6, 2019 10:00 am

My wife and I have planned, Lord willing, to run a half-marathon in every state. A couple of days ago, we ran No. 7 on the big island of Hawaii.

Paul Butler: Don’t be annoying

May 4, 2019 9:00 am

DIt’s a global phenomenon that no one likes a know-it-all. I learned this in the spring of 1976 when in the fifth grade at school, our class was reading Roald

Paul Butler: ‘I am someone’

April 29, 2019 2:50 am

I sing in the choir at my church, and so this past weekend was a very special one, because we celebrated the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This is

Paul Butler: Change is constant

April 20, 2019 9:00 am

This past weekend we took a family trip to Yosemite. My in-laws are visiting from England, and they’d never seen the natural wonders of the giant, ancient sequoia trees or