Mentor is too weak, too common a word to describe Bob Bowen. I genuinely love the man. Bob was my first boss in my only “real” job, climbing up the HR ranks for a regional banking company. Now long retired,…
The images you see here look fresh off the internet, but they were actually taken last Wednesday in our yard. From inside, of course. We live in the one zip code in Florida most known for its black bear population,…
Wherever you are right now, please do the following: 1. Stand up 2. Take 3 steps to your right 3. Tell yourself the top 5 things your company is doing to improve retention and engagement 4. Move back to your…
Some managers give a knee-jerk twinge when asked to conduct Stay Interviews, to meet with their individual employees to learn how to make their jobs better. They instinctively fear a rebound response of something they can’t control like pay, promotions,…
I was a strong high school student but faked my way through the sciences. While decades ago, my memory of walking into sophomore biology class is frighteningly clear, seeing a foreign-looking five-syllable, science-like word on the board, followed by its…