Category Archives: The People

All about the people side of business and life.

Aretha said it best

A lot of my work with organizations has been about conflict resolution.  I don’t know if there is more conflict out there that needs resolving, or if it’s just one of those trends that only seems deterministic.  (You know, like … Continue reading

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The character dividend

While the headlines alternate between doom and boom, most objective data tends to indicate that we’re in a contraction phase of the natural cycle of growth on this planet.  Far from being a “problem”, it is a simple fact of … Continue reading

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Baby boomer chronicles telecom evolution

Listening to a colleague describe demographic research she’s doing, I realized that I belonged finally with the dinosaur generation.  And here’s why.

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“Free” shouldn’t be

Sitting around the massive ash conference table were over thirty people who represented, and I am not exaggerating, a millennium of experience and knowledge.  At least a thousand years of practical, priceless information.  Free for the asking.  The instant question … Continue reading

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