I’ve always been a peacemaker. A lifetime of personal unease has taught me to value security and appreciate a sense of quiet calm. While I love a robust intellectual debate, I detest bullies, bravado, and the emotional injuries that come from … [Continue reading] about Immigration is Climate Change
A funny thing happens when you become a writer: People ask your advice. While the primary topic is writing and, given my non-fiction endeavors, career management, the topics have a surprising span. Over the years I’ve been asked about love, politics, … [Continue reading] about Bad Advice
Human Resources is hardly a comfortable profession for conservative, middle-aged white guys. Colleagues, who, by comparison, often make Hollywood insiders sound like Fox News, consistently force-feed leadership erroneous statistics that support their … [Continue reading] about The Human Trait Exchange: A Free Market Solution to End All ‘Isms”
I’m tired of being lectured by social justice warriors, especially when they employ nonsense words. These crafty, self-righteous hall-monitors consistently repurpose language to fit their agenda and toss blame in your direction. Woke? Give me a … [Continue reading] about How to Speak Liberal
Note: I don’t often overtly play psychologist on this blog, but with so many of my former students getting married and lifelong friends saying “I do” for the 2nd (or um, 3rd time) I thought I’d offer up some time-tested advice. Like Billy Joel said … [Continue reading] about Deal Breakers: Things to Clarify Before Saying “I do.”