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HR Organization for Production

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The only time I remember receiving the transcript for a term of courses when I was in college was after acing an industrial engineering course called “Organization for Production.” It was memorable not because I did well… and frankly I remember nothing of that course today… it was the abbreviation used on the grade slip: Organ for Prod. The visually active part of my brain immediately went into the gutter and I bragged for weeks… Read More »HR Organization for Production

What if Tomorrow Doesn’t Come?

The personal side of life often implants topics in my brain that are crying to move down my arms and through my fingers to the keyboard. Only a few hours’ drive from our home in Connecticut, the trip to Northeast Pennsylvania is a nice break from having to think about anything other than relaxation. Visiting my son and his family to celebrate his birthday on Sunday came with the usual expectation of watching football in… Read More »What if Tomorrow Doesn’t Come?

Illiterate But Technically Literate?

This discovery of yours will create forgetfulness in the learners’ souls, because they will not use their memories; they will trust to the external written characters and not remember of themselves. The specific which you have discovered is an aid not to memory, but to reminiscence, and you give your disciples not truth, but only the semblance of truth; they will be hearers of many things and will have learned nothing; they will appear to… Read More »Illiterate But Technically Literate?

The Controversy Over Paying Dues

My intellectual and emotional maturity came about through reluctantly paying dues that someone else imposed as a standard. I was and still am a rebel. Paying dues is a concept that has different meanings to different people, but the dominant context is that no one can reach a level of excellence in their careers without following exactly in the footprints of those who went before them. Hogwash! Rebels with a cause can produce miraculous results… Read More »The Controversy Over Paying Dues

The Three Dis’s of Problem Solving

I once worked for a manager who had a plaque on the wall that was simply a large capital letter “D” followed by the a superscript numeral “4” which a middle school algebra scholar would read “D to the fourth power.” This sign was always an attention getter and conversation starter for those who sat in front of his desk and glanced up at the wall. When asked, he explained that this was the simple… Read More »The Three Dis’s of Problem Solving