Embrace the Chaos

I went to Berlin, Germany for a few days on a business trip recently.  Although it wasn’t my first time in Germany, something was different about this trip than the dozens of other trips I had taken to Germany in years past. For some reason, I felt really good. I mean REALLY good.  I didn’t [...]

I used to always wonder why people make such a big deal out of New Year’s Eve.  All the parties, all the festivities, all the champagne.  I mean, I understand that it’s been a year full of uncertainty, chaos, unpredictable events, and so on. But why does a date of January 1 matter to us [...]

I found this interesting interactive New York Times poll, on the outlook people have about jobs, the economy, next generation’s future, and people’s spending plans for next year.  I know I’m torturing myself by reading these things but I came upon it and found something remarkable and wanted to share. The interactive poll is a [...]

Over a catch-up dinner last week, a friend confided something I did not expect to come out of his mouth.  An executive with a big firm he said, “I’m starting to feel like a commodity.” Are we all becoming a commodity?  Are we so easily replaceable?  Is this what the chaos, uncertainty, unpredictability and complexity [...]

Finding a job these days is tough.  Jason knows.  Here’s his story. Jason was a successful sales executive working for a large company in NJ, a dedicated soccer coach, a troupe leader for his son’s boy scouts and a good friend to many.  Jason’s life in the middle class suburb outside of New York in [...]