JJ HicksLayoffs Change NothingIf you’ve been reading here for any period of time you have seen the many stories of mass or sudden unexpected layoffs. There are usually…·1 min read·Oct 14, 2022----
JJ HicksFantasy Fridays: An Interrupted Wake (part 3)The Annals of the Last Emissary·1 min read·Oct 14, 2022----
JJ HicksDo as We Say Not as We Do but Do that tooHe was brought in to shake things up, to bring new ideas, to challenge the status quo. He was brash, direct, experienced, awkward around…·1 min read·Oct 4, 2022----
JJ HicksA Thank you for those who Accepted my InvitationThank you all for accepting my invitation for following this page. As some of you have seen, I have been turning my attention over the past…·2 min read·Sep 30, 2022----
JJ HicksFantasy Fridays: The Annals of the Last EmissaryThe Annals of the Last Emissary·1 min read·Sep 30, 2022----
JJ HicksFlat OrganizationsThe company prided itself on running “flat” minimal layers of management. It allowed the company to minimize overhead, make decisions…·2 min read·Sep 23, 2022----
JJ HicksFantasy Fridays: Kushiel’s DartI have to thank Daniel Greene for the recommendation. I always like when I get a recommendation for something that I would likely never…·1 min read·Sep 23, 2022----
JJ HicksPensionThe building was brand new. The business was growing by leaps and bounds.·2 min read·Sep 20, 2022----
JJ HicksFantasy Fridays: P. C. Hodgell (pat 2)P. C. Hodgell invited me to a writer’s group she had established. I couldn’t believe it. I felt like I was moving towards my dream. To be…·2 min read·Sep 16, 2022----
JJ HicksFinding MyWayIt’s hard to lose a job for any reason. I’ve quit, been fired, laid off, reorganized, restructured, terminated, smoke screened…·1 min read·Sep 16, 2022----