• Companies Behaving Badly – December

    Wow!  Where did the year go people?  Time sure does fly when you’re having fun and busy as many of you have been and are now.  Busy making lists of gifts to buy, busy planning menus making sure you have dishes for vegans, gluten free and the traditional meat and… Listen ⇢

  • Companies Behaving Badly – Thanksgivukkah

    By the time the middle of November hits, you know the year is winding down and the festive times are about to begin. The tree has been selected and trucked down to Rockefeller Center in Manhattan and is being prepared for it’s debut. People are beginning to stress over seating… Listen ⇢

  • Recipes For Disaster!

    So I’ve been busy with a new client implementing a 5S program when… o.k., I was really cleaning and organizing the garage for my longest and dearest client, my wife.   I was put into service when she asked me to practice what I get paid to preach.  My attention… Listen ⇢

  • Betraying Public Trust For A Few Dollars More: Walmart

    When the smoke cleared in Dhaka, Bangladesh on November 24, 2012, the world got it’s first glimpse for themselves of the poor working conditions the 117 workers who perished in the fire had to endure so that Walmart and a few other retailers could sell the American public cheaply priced garments.  The… Listen ⇢

  • Companies Behaving Badly – November

    November originally began as the 9th month of the year until the Romans bumped it down to 11, but this month is still dear to us as it’s full of special days and begins to take control of our social calendars as we move further into the fall season.  It’s also a… Listen ⇢

  • Ch-Ch-Changes: A Mentor’s Warehouse Memoirs.

    Change;  To become different.  To make (someone or something) different.  To become something else.  It doesn’t sound like or come off as a very intimidating word, yet when people in the workplace hear it spoken, change, it can cause large scale ripples in the peaceful serenity of life. No matter… Listen ⇢

  • Companies Behaving Badly – October BOO

    This is one of my favorite times of the year.  The baseball playoffs are in full swing (and I don’t care who wins this year), Football is  going gangbusters, hockey has started, basketball regular season is around the corner.  Days are growing shorter and more time is spent with family… Listen ⇢

  • Ladder Safety and The Ups and Downs

    “The ladder of success must be set upon something solid before you can start to climb”~ Voltaire Even though he wasn’t specifically speaking about a ladder, Voltaire makes an outstanding observation when it comes to the proper use of a ladder.  As you weekend warriors begin to tackle those necessary fall… Listen ⇢

  • Companies Behaving Badly-October

    October is such a great month.  The air has a nice crisp snap to it and the month is spread full with many fun events preparing us while also helping build the anticipation as October leads right into November and Thanksgiving.  Octoberfest celebrates beer, there’s a parade honoring Columbus sailing… Listen ⇢

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