Paul Butler: Young at heart

“You are as old as you feel.” I always thought that was a strange phrase. I’m older now than when I typed the first words of this article. “Young at

Paul Butler: Service is a choice

Last week, my wife and I ran a half-marathon in Hawaii. During our trip, I was reminded that service really is a choice. Employees, as service providers, really do make

Paul Butler: Five types of workers

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: Work-life balance

The dilemma of work-life balance is a relatively new phenomenon. During the agrarian age, we knew when our work was done because the sun went down. We couldn’t plough the

Paul Butler: Practice makes perfect

I’m a big Beatles fan and just this morning, I was thinking about the vast library of wonderful songs The Beatles wrote and performed — 213 original compositions and 73

Paul Butler: Interview skills

Here are three words very few Englishmen have ever said: “I love baseball.” Soccer is often referred to as the “beautiful game,” but in my mind, baseball is the most

Practice makes perfect

I’m a big Beatles fan and just this morning, I was thinking about the vast library of wonderful songs they wrote and performed — 213 original compositions and 73 cover

Paul Butler: It ain’t what you do …

Do you ever find yourself with a tune stuck in your head all day? This happened to me recently with the song: “It ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way

Paul Butler: Conflict resolution

My wife and I celebrate 25 years of marriage this year, and if I’ve learned anything about conflict resolution, it would be to listen twice as much as I speak.

Paul Butler: Time and time again

When I was a young boy growing up in England, our TV stations all closed down at 4 p.m. on Sunday evenings. Therefore, that was the night my parents would

Paul Butler: 23 and Me

As a Christmas gift, I received a 23 and me kit, which is a scientific test of your saliva sample to detect your ancestry. A few days ago, I received

Paul Butler: Five reasons we work

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief,

Paul Butler: When it’s time to speak up

I was standing in my favorite bagel store recently, waiting for my order to be processed and struck up a conversation with a stranger also waiting for hers. She started