“What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?” was a common retort to any comment that seamed unrelated to the discussion at hand. So, today the topic is “steel” which is definitely not a “steal”. About 18 months ago, I got an estimate on the shell for my building [...]

I do not have a green thumb. I live with a yard that belongs to a woman who most definitely did. Anyone care to guess what tree this is currently attached to ?

I am reminded far too often that you must be very careful how you incent people. You may not always get the outcome you want. Here is an example from a leadership program I attended almost 10 years ago.
You work for a company that sells “red marbles”. Unfortunately, the only supplier of marbles ships mixed [...]