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The Meeting’s Minutes
Serve this and they will come. I absolutely do not want to put down anyone’s faith, including Catholics, in any way. However, I also believe that meetings are generally soul-sucking experiences. Here’s my impression of […]
So You’ve Been Asked to Come Back to the Office
So you’re going back to work soon, eh? Not to imply that you haven’t been working extremely hard all this time over the past year, your nose to the grindstone three dedicated hours a day […]
Memo to our kids: The family has decided to downsize
[Author’s note: The following is a memo I plan to send my two daughters upon their college graduations, informing them that they are now officially responsible for their own lives – and phone bills.] MEMO […]
Brian Kiley’s Twitter Comedy
HumorOutcasts.com is proud to present the tweets of comic and writer Brian Kiley. HOPress will be releasing two of Brian’s novels. First up is the re-release of The Astounding Misadventures of Rory Collins in February. Follow Brian […]
The Initials ‘CEO’ Now Have A Whole New Meaning
At one time in our no-so-distant past the term ‘CEO’, meaning ‘Chief Executive Officer’, was invented to replace the perfectly good word ‘President’ as the title for the person heading up a company or corporation. At […]
Help Your Employees Make Better Decisions. Start by Removing All Restrooms.
Periodically, I don my business consultant hat (a stylish Italian grey fedora) to share innovative business strategies to grow your business and improve your employees’ productivity. As a sought-after business process improvement expert and author […]
Business reacts swiftly to restrain employees
The Onion reported an important story on a new set of health guidelines recommending that office workers stand up at their desks, leave the office and never return. While this promises to be a breakthrough for improved health of workers, […]
TGIT – Thank God It’s Tuesday
For several years, every November and December, I experienced three-day work weeks thanks to the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Due to the shortened workweeks, I had to be extremely focused, making efficient use of my […]
My Weekly Business Report – Retirement Edition
Until this past July, for the previous four decades, I had always worked in business. I was routinely required to submit reports on my progress: Sales forecasts, pipeline analyses, business plans – you name the […]