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Since the holiday season is considered to be one of the busiest travel times of the year, it seems only fitting to talk about travel. I travel quite a bit. In a prior life, I worked for an airline where I traveled a lot. So I really don’t mind traveling. But I realize I’m in the minority. Ma...

This headline in a MSNBC article caught my eye – “Consumers are changing, but are retailers?” The article goes on to talk about Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the changes being seen in consumer spending habits. My take away from the article: there’s a huge tug of war game going on right now. On one...

As part of a year-end report, Mary Ellen Slayter at SmartBrief on Workforce asked each member of their Advisory Board to write a blog post about a workforce trend that shaped 2009. When I first got this request, frankly I was a little stumped. There are so many things that have happened this year...

We’ve all heard the term. But what does it mean? According to the Urban Dictionary, it’s the opposite of payback. When someone does a good deed for you, instead of paying them back, pay it forward by doing a good deed for someone else. W...

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At a recent conference, the emcee announced that some attendees might be reluctant to shake hands (with all of the media talk about colds and flu) and suggested it was perfectly acceptable to find an alternative greeting such as the fist bump. At first, I thought this was kinda weird...

It’s important to distinguish between a chosen profession and the people in it. One you accomplish that, improvement can begin from deep within both.

Broward County, my hometown, has made the national headlines again. First, it was hanging chads (remember them?), then Anna Nicole Smith, now a Ponzi scheme. The local news has been crazy lately...