Paul Butler: Embracing differences
April 13, 2019 9:00 am
One of the many aspects of living in California, which my wife and I enjoy, is the cultural diversity of this beautiful state. We enjoyed this diversity on Saturday evening
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Paul Butler: Make a contribution
April 6, 2019 9:00 am
Last night, I had the honor of facilitating a leadership seminar for the Santa Clarita Valley Jaycees. For those of you who’ve not heard of them, they are a leadership
Paul Butler: Young at heart
March 30, 2019 8:00 am
“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
March 23, 2019 9:18 am
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
March 16, 2019 9:00 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: Work-life balance
March 9, 2019 9:00 am
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
March 6, 2019 3:23 pm
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
March 5, 2019 9:00 am
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
February 26, 2019 9:00 am
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 …
February 19, 2019 8:34 am
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
Going the Extra Mile, Paul Butler: Performance reviews
February 12, 2019 6:54 am
It’s that time of year when most organizations will conduct the often-dreaded annual performance review for each employee. This is when the boss will agree a time to sit down
Paul Butler: Conflict resolution
February 5, 2019 6:40 am
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
February 2, 2019 9:00 am
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
January 22, 2019 9:00 am
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
January 15, 2019 3:30 pm
“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
October 13, 2018 9:13 am
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