The below “scenario” is just a bit of fun — what’s life without a bit of dramatic flair? But, the truth is solutions to the below patterns do require wholesale buy-in from senior leadership; the solutions require a careful pace and an understanding of decisions’ long-term ramifications. The solutions often…

A place where words matter — This is Part I of what I intend to be a two-part series on the workplace, business processes, and proactive communication. I. Introduction Mt. Washington (6,289 ft.), New Hampshire is an alluring and — by all West-Coast climbers’ standards — mellow “walk up”: however, the mountain has a deadly reputation: its brutal…

Introduction Who I Am I have a Dual Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Studies and Comparative Religion from a small Liberal Arts school in the Carolina foothills (add on a Minor in Mandarin Chinese). I graduated cum laude and — at the height of a major economic crisis — couldn’t find a job…