As the Holidays approach, stress mounts.  Like any container, the more you put in it the more pressure. If I were to view my calendar as a container and the dates filled as contents it would explode off my desk every December. Recently, while trying to plan an annual Christmas party the management team and […]

I am a huge fan of encouraging creativity and individuality in the workplace!  I believe strongly in sharing direction rather than providing directive.  In my new Keynote:  “TEAM-Building: Fit vs. Talent” where I talk about Tolerance, Engagement, Accommodation with Accountability and Mentoring, I quote George Patton as saying; “Never tell people how to do things.  […]

As a single father I like to vacation with other families; it makes things more festive for my kids. The general excitement of more people shakes things up and allows me to forget the stresses and pressures of a work-a-day world. However, more people means more work.  More work means more stress. 

“No seriously!” That was a tag-line I used back in my stand-up days.  I would make an outlandish statement and then, as if to make it funnier, I would say, “No, Seriously!”  Pause, delay, “you’re right, I’m just kidding.   That’s my job!” Back in the 1980’s I cut my teeth as a stand-up comic at […]