Category Archives: The People
I ain’t retiring, so quit asking
I am now of legal age to take advantage of those wonderful senior citizen discounts at Denny’s. So this subject is one I am intimately familiar with, as a student of the workplace and as one of the many individuals … Continue reading
Conditional success
“If we can get two other customers to add 10 million units annually, that will raise our profitability to a level that would make us an attractive acquisition target,” Jeremy explained, as the rest of us listened intently. Jeremy is … Continue reading
The reluctant rubber stamp
“Dear Stan, I’m Chairman of the Board of a large private company. I was recruited for the specific purpose of ensuring that proper governance was applied to the decisions regarding the strategic future of the organization. There are strong-willed shareholders … Continue reading
Weiji
I had thought that the kanji symbol for “crisis” was a combination of two separate symbols, one meaning “danger” and the other “opportunity”. I had intended to use this as an introduction to this piece, as a justification for optimism … Continue reading