Today’s paper had a story about a volunteer firefighter who set an abandoned house ablaze so he could be the first to respond and be a hero. Fortunately, no one was hurt. It’s a bit surprising to me that stories like this make news, because they happen so frequently. A...

My last real job ended in 2001, shortly after 9/11, when the company I worked for laid off all of the employees in the division I was in charge of. The magazines in our division, all tech-related, were very sensitive to the Internet economy and the recession that follo...

I started listening to the audiobook version of  Radical Candor by Kim Scott, based on a client's recommendation.  It's about nine hours long. I made it through around three hours. I loved the basic concept: if you truly care about the people in your organization,...