Category Archives: The People
Capitalistic karma
The level of attendance at business functions traditionally serving as networking opportunities went up dramatically during the Great Financial Fiasco. While the program content may be indeed excellent, I suspect the increase in attendees has something to do with a … Continue reading
Fresh new graduates for hire
I had the opportunity to spend an afternoon last weekend with a group of young men, recently graduated or soon to be from San Diego State University. The topic was career planning and how to go about getting that first … Continue reading
Fear and loathing in the board room
[Note: This column appeared in the San Diego Daily Transcript in May of 2009. Nearly five years later, it still seems relevant.] With apologies to Hunter S. Thompson for ripping off the title of his seminal book on the political … Continue reading
The price of respect
“Stan, they could pay me a whole lot less if they treated me better”, Jacob said as he sipped his standard morning black coffee at what we call Starbucks North. Jacob and I have been meeting at one or the … Continue reading