At its heart, language serves to further understanding and inspire new thought. What we each possess in our own minds is uniquely powerful and unmatched in the natural world throughout all other species… the ability to become more than we once were and grow significantly beyond our natural instincts. Coupled with the ability to communicate complex ideas, [...]

Any business must, first and foremost, serve a need. There are plenty of needs out there, each representing a person in need. There are just as many clichés as how to best serve a need. Give a man a fish or teach him to fish. Common wisdom tells us that teaching a man to fish is greater both morally [...]

You’ve probably heard that there is no such thing as a stupid question.
I beg to differ!
Being a contrarian is nothing new for me, but examining such “common wisdom” is all a part of communication strategy. If the purpose of a question is to obtain information, then there are certainly questions that not only do not obtain, [...]

The job market stinks. That much is obvious to the millions looking for work.
However, that’s no reason for the relative few companies hiring to feel all ecstatic! Like a powderkeg or stick of dynamite, the current situation is powerful but dangerous.
Things always change, and as a matter of opinion, it seems to hit hardest those who assumed [...]

Obama wants you to go back to school.
Well, I didn’t get a phone call about it or anything. But I have seen a lot of ads saying so, and as we all know, advertising is always truthful and accurate. Seems he especially wants you to enroll if you’re a single mom. And, if I make an inference, he [...]

Okay, this has been a hot enough news topic, especially as it relates to strategy and planning, that I must address it.
Is Sarah Palin’s resignation a bright move, or is that glow about to flame out?
Several things… the first being is that whether it is the right move is something for her and her family [...]

If you’ve ever found yourself in a dispute with another party, business, or employer, you probably relied on the fact that you could be heard in a Court of Law if you had an unresolved legal issue. While not perhaps the most desirable outcome, you may have taken some solace in that the Constitution ensures that [...]

Leading up to Christmas, amidst the usual rancor regarding businesses that have gone “P.C.,” I heard perhaps the freshest argument and the one with which I personally agree the most regarding whether or not businesses choose to dare utter the word “Christmas.”  In an interview on Fox News, a minister (sorry, I didn’t take note [...]

Yesterday I volunteered at my Alma mater, Southern Polytechnic State University, to critique resumes of students preparing for their job searches.  It’s fantastically rewarding to assist with this effort.  I’ve been doing this here and there across 4 or 5 years, and I hope to keep going back.
Even so, every time I go, I have [...]

Several years ago, I went to one of those Hurry Date speed-dating parties.  In the space of 3 minutes, one girl managed to get to the fact that she had 14 cats and how she didn’t understand how she couldn’t keep a fella.  If the 3-minute timeframe has any advantage, it should be that it [...]