Keep Your Focus (originally posted August 7, 2014 http://www.5oclockreflections.com/keep-your-focus/) Too many companies try to be all things, to all people. Terms such as "integrated solutions" and "one stop shop" have come to mean that we … [Read more...]
Equitable Pay
August 25, 2015 by
There are some in academe who believe that all professors should be paid the same, irrespective of their field of specialization. A little bit like yours truly wanting to be paid as much as as a brain surgeon because we are both "Doctors". By title? … [Read more...]
Losing Respect
August 19, 2015 by
What a let down when the world's first self proclaimed "customer-centric" company, Amazon, let's down its own people. Overworked, under appreciated, employees fearing for their livelihood when cancer and ill health strike. It's the wrong message. … [Read more...]
When Words Ring Hollow
August 12, 2015 by
Effective leaders inspire through action, and not words. We should leave inspired rhetoric to the poets and the evangelists. The rest of us must lead by example. The old adage 'do as I do, not as I say' rings true. Time to roll up those sleeves … [Read more...]
