He was brought in to shake things up, to bring new ideas, to challenge the status quo. He was brash, direct, experienced, awkward around the edges. His team bristled at first but soon they learned the wisdom of his ways. Some never did come around. …

Thank 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 five and half years towards writing books. It was a long-time dream for me that I avoided in pursuit of my professional career. As…

The company prided itself on running “flat” minimal layers of management. It allowed the company to minimize overhead, make decisions quickly. But there was a focus on developing leaders too. On the lower ends of the ladder there was room to promote through the supervisor and managerial ranks. …

The building was brand new. The business was growing by leaps and bounds. We were hired to help with the systems that ran the warehouse. We got to know the people that worked in the warehouse and who lived in the small town. …

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 in a writing group with an established fantasy author was more than I could have hoped for. I made my way to the…

It’s hard to lose a job for any reason. I’ve quit, been fired, laid off, reorganized, restructured, terminated, smoke screened, de-promoted, you name it. Some times I saw it coming. Other times I had no idea. I’ve felt the heart-sick pain, the despondency, the sense of loss. The trauma from…