Op-Ed Archive
Name any profession that you have even a rudimentary understanding of what the people in that job actually do, and there’s a good chance you can accurately come up with the personality traits and basic skills that you’d find in …
Don’t Just Respond to Change, Create It! Jim Roberts, CEO Voice of our CEOYou know, it is really easy to complain and criticize, to worry and fret, or to get angry. I, for one, am guilty of these reactions; not …
Remembering Our Shared Story Puberty is a time of great transition and potential in our personal story making. Children begin to wonder about the mysteries of the Universe and their place in the world. Their internal narrative becomes more robust …
Despite the common strong association between grief and death, grief is a reaction to a significant loss, and not just to a death. This means that we can have a grief reaction to any major change in our life, even …
The internet can be a beautiful place where you learn and connect with other people. However, it can also be a dangerous place if you don’t take the necessary precautions. Just like in real life, people benefit from their surroundings, …
‘Learn from the past’ is an oft-quoted piece of wisdom. ‘Don’t look back, focus on the future’ is another one, despite the fact that the latter totally contradicts the former. So, where does that leave us? Well, as is often …
The idea that you should get straight back on the bike as soon as you have fallen off is not a new one and is not without its usefulness. Things that we associate with pain and fear have a nasty …
Young professionals are often discredited for their lack of experience. Even worse is when someone verbalizes your age as a concern for your ability to do your job. We’re young, we get it. We promise we’re working on getting older …
Today as I drove in to work, (a mix of 80% rural and 20% urban) I started by doing what I usually do; turned the radio on to a talk and news station and then sat back and listened. I …
Workplace mishaps happens all the time within a business. Someone will file paperwork in the wrong spot, or information will be mistyped into a computer. Misconduct also happens, where employees will steal money from the till to help pay for …
