Category Archives: Politics and Business
Visiting Berlin
A few years ago I visited Berlin for a business meeting. First time to the city. I grew up during the Cold War, which was always threatening to heat up. We hunkered under our wooden school desks to prepare for … Continue reading
A fork in the economic road
I work for WD-40 Company as head of human resources. We have employees in 15 countries. Every year we do a global compensation analysis to determine what our next fiscal year’s compensation budget is going to be. We use the … Continue reading
The secret languages of business
The old saying is that knowledge is power. And it is, of course. Sharing it is also power, but only for those people who know how to create value rather than just have the private knowledge of it. For those … Continue reading
Bending over for my health care
The literal and metaphorical accuracy of the headline for this piece is hopefully not lost on the reader, even though it may be repugnant to some. And who am I to take such aggressive liberties with your sensibilities? I’m just … Continue reading