A number of years ago, I had to let an employee go. I’m not really sure at what point we moved away from using the term “firing” and started using “letting them go.” It almost makes it seem as though we’re scared to call things what they are. Or, saying that we’re letting someone go makes us feel better about our decision because it sounds like we’re opening the front door and releasing them much like we would a butterfly. But, this employee had not been performing well in their job for many months and it was probably a decision...
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Honoring Your Wife
We made it. Another Valentine’s Day! It seems as though it’s been at least a year since the last one. But, we’re here… This is one of those days that men dread. I mean we love the holiday and the meaning behind it, but there’s all kind of pressure to do something special for your wife – take her out for a nice (expensive) dinner, buy her roses and candy, take her on some kind of special trip out of town. And there are many men that will do those things today and do them well. But, there are also...
Working Remotely
I have been getting up early recently and heading over to Starbucks to try and get some writing done before I head into work for the day. I get there around 5:30 or 6:00am and spend some time sipping coffee and working on several writing projects that I have going on right now. It has been a refreshing time for me. But, it reminds me of when I used to work remotely. At my previous job, I was a Regional Dean. I oversaw the academics departments of 6 college campuses and so I traveled a lot and didn’t have an...