When's a question not a question? When the asker isn't interested in the answer.

At the start of my career, I noticed a recurring pattern—the mid-point of any workshop, project or change was a real sh** show. Students...

Do we speak up or not when we see an inevitable failure ahead? It depends.

If you don't do some planning, that big probably project isn't going to be quality work or on time.

Anxiety runs rampant in our society for both adults and children. Here are some practical tools.

Sometimes one more piece of unsolicited advice can send you over the edge. But how often do we do that to others?

It's maddening to try to communicate with someone who has already decided what you have to say.

How do you put someone at ease? Small talk can help you through awkward situations. But there are topics to be wary of these days.

Have you ever found out after you've completed something that you saw it all wrong? It's a matter of perspective.

We’d been at it for an hour when I, for the second time, handed the banker a document I’d received in the mail. She gave it a more...

Signing bonuses, work from home options, pay competition, and leaping to the next job with a higher salary—nice work if you can get it!...

It’s been three and a half years since the pandemic threw everything sideways. The many and varied consequences of the shut downs,...

I’ve been pondering the question of whether the person who proceeds gamely forward without deep knowledge or experience is an irritant or...

I wasn’t planning on buying a new car that day yet I thought I’d look while the trade-in value for my old car was high. I’d had a decent...

Recently, I naively got into more than I’d bargained for. I didn’t know as much as I probably should’ve so I stumbled gamely forward...

The plane was still boarding when a man in an airlines uniform stopped to talk with the passenger ahead of me. “I know that guy,” he...

Don’t let the compact size fool you—Dr. Arika Tyner’s book is jam-packed with wisdom, information, and necessary action for today’s...

I was inspired by a blog post written by my friend, Anne Kearney (article here). She discusses the small urban design experiments found...

“Who are you here to see?” asked the nurse who was monitoring the door to the nursing unit. The elderly woman standing in line ahead of...

The public servant was given probation and community service. In my estimation, it was a slap on the wrist for heinous crimes. Fifteen...