Don’t Make Engineering Cool

“Executives make engineering cool at 6th grade center.” I read the headline and I jumped a little, doing the kind of double take you perform when you think you’re picking up a glass of milk and you’ve accidentally grabbed the ice water.

I’m not a smoker. I buy cigarettes.

Once a dentist told me that smoking a cigar is the best way to keep bugs away when you’re fishing. That was a great tip, but I only saw that dentist one time.

Two of my family members have lost a battle with cancer. They were smokers.

3 Steps to a Cleaner House

Sigh… I walked into my apartment around midnight Sunday after a long weekend out of town with a piece of luggage and garment bag in hand. Mountains of clothes and empty boxes stuffed with trash littered the apartment. Half of my blankets were on the couch and all the pillows had…

Becoming a Better Listener

“I just don’t know what to do!” I’m sure everyone has heard this phrase from a close friend at one point in their life. It’s a hard line to respond to, and even harder to give a satisfying answer. Two management tools called active listening and co-active coaching have great…