When Life Throws Us a Curve Ball

The best laid plans.... We know how the story goes, but we are never quite prepared for what life throws at us, out of nowhere. We know that life is fragile and that life is unpredictable.  We plan one thing, and midstream we have to throw those … [Read more...]

Words of Wisdom

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From the Archives — October 2013

The following post is from the blog archives from a year ago (originally posted on October 31, 2013 http://www.5oclockreflections.com/welcoming-new-team-members/). Welcoming New Team Members Integrating new people into a company is a challenge … [Read more...]

The Ostrich Approach

We tend to treat anecdotal evidence as research. We reach out to those that know us well, those that will give us the answers we are looking for and validate our beliefs. We then generalize these findings to a larger population, as we walk away … [Read more...]