If You Had Two Years and Control of Your Life….
I've noticed that people I'm seeing again whom I haven't seen for about two years are quite familiar! It's as if I'd seen them last week. One reason is that most of us have kept in touch by Zoom, or
Straighten Up and Fly Right
A reporter with no pilot's license recently flew a helicopter with a joystick and two iPads (reported today in the New York Times). The real pilot next to him corrected his control once and also dealt with air traffic control. I'm surprised
Maybe It IS Your Fault
It's the wonderful, wide world of excuses: • We don't have those items because of supply chain problems. • We can't get staff, everyone is resigning. • Covid is causing great stress and uncertainty. • We're concerned about inflation. • I was told the gun
Here’s Your Hat, What’s Your Hurry?
People treat "the great resignation" (a stupid name) as if it's an unavoidable meteorological event, or a losing football game. What it actually represents is people leaving bad bosses, and management unable or unwilling to provide recognition for talent and
The Extinction of Privacy
Most people talk too loud on their smart phones, and everyone nearby can hear the conversation (and sometimes the other person's response). The same is true of social media. Talk too "loud" on Facebook and people will hear what you
Education, Sooner or Later
I've never seen intelligence and education as mutual requirements. That is, I've been with a lot of highly educated people who aren't very smart, and a lot of very smart people who've had little formal schooling (or poor schooling). However, if
Your Best Efforts Are of No Interest Unless I’m Better Off
Focus on what you create, not what you do. I want a more beautiful yard, I don't care about how you prune trees or apply fertilizer. I've never been interested in wineries (once you've seen one
Why Can’t I Use My Phone to Pay for Parking?
Why aren't hotels setting up state-of-the-art Zoom facilities? Why do airlines insist on everyone passing though one bottleneck, one door? Why can't a fingerprint pay or bill or get you through security, just as it works on my laptop? Why do bank wire
Perspective
No matter where you are right now, some countries have fewer restrictions, some have more. Some parts of the country have more freedom of movement, some less. The key is to make the best of where you are. Control what you
Who Was That Unmasked Man?
About 60% of the attendees at my session in Atlanta on Wednesday wore masks. I found just two issues with the masks. First, it was hard to hear some people who chose not to remove them when speaking. I dealt with