Basic Training
So how do you go about becoming the confident and versatile professional these trying times require? I remember getting all the standard “work hard, study […]
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Are You Experienced?
Few of you are old enough to know why today’s title resonates with us old timers. Back in 1969, long before the kneeling protests, Jimi […]
Help Wanted
Northwest Pennsylvania’s Oil Region has a long history in manufacturing. Many of the widgets that made oil extraction and processing possible were invented and first […]
Maintaining Connections
My hometown once had dozens of corner grocery stores. Two years ago, a long-shuttered one was reopened by the family of its founder. Some observers […]
Striving to be Essential
We have all gotten a harsh lesson in exactly what “essential” means from an invisible enemy that does not care about degrees or bank balances. […]
The Nature of Work
As a guy who once time studied church services, I was trained to believe in efficiency; as in reminding civilians of the backstory of the […]
Mid-Game Adjustments
People of a certain age well remember The A-Team, a television show about a team of ex-military guys who went around righting wrongs and blowing […]
How Do We Fix This?
No political commentary today; just trying to get your attention! Although the headline is “on topic” for me. I am in my 50th year in […]
Have You Taught Them Enough?
One of the things that has surprised me about my consulting work is how the unusual projects find me. Unique applications, tooth forms, drive arrangements, […]
Ask the Expert: 5/20/20 Edition
From time to time I’ll be doing some brief Ask the Expert questions and answers. These questions will be on topics that might be very […]