How many times have turned on your computer to send an urgent email, and been so frustrated as you wait for it to boot up, you picked up your smart phone to write the email? One of the reasons computers (particularly Windows PCs) are so slow is because they are stuffed with a bunch of…
3 Ways Busy Construction Leaders Build Relationships Allegheny Mound Ants range in North America from Nova Scotia in the North to Georgia in the South. They are well known for building mounds at the rate of 1 foot per year. The typical mound is about 10 feet high, it takes a decade of work to…
Is Employee Loyalty a Thing of the Past? Have you ever heard of Hachiko, the golden-brown Akita dog? Hachiko was a familiar sight at the Shibuya train station in Tokyo, Japan. Each evening he would go down to the station to greet his owner Mr. Ueno on his return from work at the local university….
3 Ways You Can Prepare for An Effective Problem-Solving Meeting I relax by baking chocolate chip cookies A couple of weeks ago, I got home after a pressure packed day, and decided to bake. The recipe called for baking soda, and since I didn’t have any in the house, I substituted baking powder. The first…
On Saturday I astonished my wife She comes from a very practical family. Her dad is a handy-man savant, one of her brothers is general contractor, another owns a commercial window installation business. In practical matters, men in her family are skilled, creative and proactive. I’m the exact opposite. Thankfully, my wife is a patient…
3 Ways to Lock-In the Long-Term Commitment of Talented People Jamie Siminoff, the inventor of the Ring Video Doorbell, is on a mission to reduce crime in neighborhoods. A recent study done with the Los Angeles Police Department found that after installing Ring in 10% of the houses in an area, crime was reduced by…