Tweet My wife and I recently went to the Henry Ford Museum.  My wife worked there for almost eight years as a guide and interpreter, as well as training guides and interpreters.  I always enjoy our visits, but this one was particularly insightful for me. I’m not sure what sparked the discussion, but she pointed [...]

Tweet Bill Gates, Microsoft’s founder, and the richest person in the world by several billion dollars, is convinced that the huge access to information will trickle down to the consumer. In another two years, he predicts, most decisions such as hiring a part-time worker for your home, buying a consumer product, choosing a lawyer – [...]

Tweet Too many people miss the point of what they do.  They spend all day working hard at their jobs and forget what they are trying to accomplish as a business.  This thought came to me as I was getting ready to work out at my local gym.  As I was putting on my shoes, [...]

Tweet Have you noticed that some workers receive more promotions and greater pay than do their colleagues?  This, despite the fact that they are apparently not even as competent. This doesn’t seem fair. Why should some people get ahead when others who seem to be working far harder, and even longer hours, get passed over [...]