It is important to make sure everyone feels valued and motivated in the office. How do you keep your staff motivated? I love to do staff outings. It’s refreshing to get to kn[...]

Silos. No, not the kind that you see on the farm. I’m addressing the ones you see in the workplace. They really come in all shapes and sizes. However, it’s the group of people you [...]

I’m the guy that always brings in the homemade baked goods. My wife and daughters, when visiting from out-of-town, are the chefs by the oven. Besides basking in the glow of my fami[...]

I stood in front of my dresser staring a multitude of clothes.  “So, exactly what do I wear to this, anyway?” I thought to myself as I fumbled through a variety of shirt and pant o[...]

While I’m writing this I have peaches still under my fingernails. We’ve had a bad year for farmers here in Western New York,  a very late hard frost/freeze, a wet and c[...]

Blame my degree in Organizational Communication for this, but I essentially bullied my director into allowing me to lead a discussion about our department’s brand.  It was a length[...]