It may be winter – bitter cold and even blustery – but corporations are looking for the green. Ecology and global warming are on the minds of everyone this winter. We knew years ago that we needed to save our forest lands and many have worked diligently to meet that need. Baby steps taken in trying to move to a paperless society of years past just aren't enough anymore. Success has been minimal. Look around, most of our offices are buried in paper as never before. But we are working on that. Workers are gradually opting to use public transportation. [Click here to see the rest of the story]
Nov 292007
Nov 202007
Here it is just two days before Americans celebrate Thanksgiving. Seems like only yesterday we were celebrating Independence Day. Ah, but time flies when you’re having fun. Before we’re off to celebrate a long weekend with family and friends – without getting all mushy – I want you to know that each and every one of you is very special….whether you observe this holiday or not. We’ve met virtually and in person. In some cases we’ve formed very strong bonds of friendship even though we may live worlds apart. In other cases, our paths crossed only briefly. No matter, every [Click here to see the rest of the story]
Nov 082007
The last 2-3 years have been more than a little interesting in business sectors. We’ve seen mass layoffs and migration out of corporations into the private sector. The jobs of expensive more qualified workers were sent overseas and re-assigned to less-qualified, lower-paid staff. To survive, those who were let go entered the workforce as contractors and consultants. It seemed a viable way for corporations to cut overhead and displaced workers to cover the loss of employment. More recently, we’ve seen an attempt to reestablish corporate control. The overhead of bringing unskilled, overworked staff up to speed on many of these [Click here to see the rest of the story]
