The supply chain has never been under this much stress. Shelves are full, bare, then full again. Sometimes, it’s the toilet paper aisle. Sometimes, it’s the flour, or the bread, or the eggs. What’s going on? The Psychology of Hoarding There’s a natural, very human, response to uncertainty. When people are faced with a…

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has us all nervous, worried, and scared (pick one or all three.) As a small business owner, I’m trying hard to keep my head down, eyes on the keyboard, caring for my clients’ needs while pushing the news and social media at a respectable distance. …

Several weeks ago, in a fit of “I really need to fix my cash flow issues,” I signed up for a freelance writing platform I’ll call “CV” CV is akin to the old content mills but with a difference: instead of gathering assignments and parsing them out or assigning keyword-driven…

They bring you opportunities for innovation, not personal criticsm. The Cranky One. You know who it is. It’s the person at work who always finds the problems. They’re better than a bloodhound at detecting a scent only they smell t-r-o-u-b-l-e and love to bring it to the boss’ attention. They’re…

The absurdity of asking freelance writers for free samples. “No one has ever objected to providing a free writing sample before.” Really? Then I have a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn… Seriously, this was from a mid-sized marketing agency that I was pitching for freelance writing work. I have…

In November 2019, a news story from California barely made a blip in the national headlines. The state is being sued a second time for enacting a law that would require corporate boards to include women. By 2020, public boards must include at least one woman. …

We all know the dangers of sharing the wrong thing on social media. Right? RIGHT? I mean, in this day and age when anyone and everyone shares, copies, pastes, screenshots, doctors up photos and videos…why would we take that risk? Yet in the last 24 hours, I have seen: An…

Yes, they really did. It’s called the Forester Ultimate Customized Kit Special, or F.U.C.K.S. for short, and it was unveiled to great fanfare at the 2020 Singapore Auto Show. Was it an accident? Or a very clever marketing ploy? The Subaru Snafu Is in Good Company Of course, the auto industry has seen its share of bizarre…

If your dog (or horse) does something that drives you crazy, it’s because you taught him — by example, by omission, by ignoring it — that it’s okay. So don’t call him stupid because he won’t do something else. Don’t blame the animal for something you taught him. In my…