A Year in Review December 2018 Message from the Founder As we complete another circuit around the sun, we find ourselves reflective of the year’s hard-fought battles won and lost, of loves arrived and departed, and of our professional successes and disappointments. With rebuilding spirit and energy, we look with great anticipation to
Issue: 2018-11 November 2018 Message from the Founder “People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.” – Anton Chekhov You go to work and it’s dark. You come home from work and it’s still dark. And it’s cold. It’s tough to be happy under such circumstances. Add to
The date is September 15, 2008. The crisis in subprime mortgages had been going on for a little over a year. It was triggered in the last half of 2006 when house prices began to fall as the housing bubble in the United States burst. This caused those who had taken NINJA (No Income, No Job, or Assets) loans to buy
Issue: 2018-11 October 2018 Message from the Founder “For in that sleep of death, what dreams may come!” -William Shakespeare It is that time of year. The trees have lost their leaves in a blaze of glory; going from green to barren and brown in a matter of days. For the next couple
If you are reading this, you probably engage in professional networking on social media. And if you are like me, you have been engaging for a very long time. The motivation is probably similar to mine. You want to learn and understand what’s going on in your profession, your industry, your community – and probably
Issue: 2018-09 September 2018 Message from the Founder The days are getting shorter and the air is more crisp. For me, it’s the time of year when my energy level increases for I am not a fan of the heat of Summer. Indeed, it is my favorite time of year. “The law of
Issue: 2018-08 August 2018 Message from our Founder The origins of the summer holiday break are often believed to be rooted in agriculture. It is widely believed that the school calendar follows the agrarian farming calendar population across the world primarily consisted of a farming population. In the Spring, people were busy with preparing
I hear all too often from professionals in Continuous Improvement how “Senior Leadership does not give me the support I need”. Some go further by making the claim that “Senior Leadership just doesn’t understand”. And some go further still and make the suggesting there is a conscious, if not curious, effort by senior leaders to sabotage