Paul Butler | Theft at work
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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, those who partially follow the…
I am beginning to wonder whether the people I see walking or jogging on the paseos wearing a mask are on to something. The World Health Organization still states that…
Why do some people wearing face masks seem even more miserable? It’s as if this pandemic gives them an excuse to avoid eye-contact; cross the street or do a 180…
I was walking our little dog just last night and saw one of the two young sons of our neighbors playing on his little scooter near the house with his…
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…
What’s all this with Zoom? While so many of us at work and at home are talking about Zoom, some of you might be wondering what Zoom even is. As…
“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,…
There’s a phrase going around social media presently, spoken by millennials in the workplace (ages range between 24 and 39) about those in the workplace (ages range between 55 and…
At the time of writing, we are continuing to hear news of the coronavirus spreading across the world. It seems rather trite of me to relate the pandemic to the…
We moved here 14 years ago this month to start our own business, and since then, many of my professional associates have told me: “You’re a great networker.” In the…
We moved here 14 years ago this month to start our own business, and since then, many of my professional associates have told me: “You’re a great networker.” The problem…
I have three memories of my college marketing class: the mullet, the tweed and the 4P’s. I had the mullet. The professor wore the tweed. The textbook listed the 4P’s.…
We often hear people say they love their job; or they love their boss or coworkers. Why do we use such an emotive word to describe our work? Many people…