All Posts

Volume 21: Thanksgiving and the Dallas Cowboys

While the traditional Thanksgiving article talks about why you should be appreciative of everything you have, I'm going to go a different direction with it this year, to a Thanksgiving tradition unlike any other: The Dallas Cowboys. Now, I know most of you are not Cowboys fans, so bear with me here, there is a … Continue reading Volume 21: Thanksgiving and the Dallas Cowboys →

Volume 19: Principled Hiring

Over the past few months, my Outside the Box articles have covered what I call my "Three Guiding Principles" of Open and Honest Communication , Mutual Respect and Hard Results. These articles have been written in the scope of how you should treat your current employees, but treatment of prospective and active candidates during the hiring process should take the same … Continue reading Volume 19: Principled Hiring →

Volume 18: Hard Results

Introduction: For the past few months, I've been trying to drive home the points of Open and Honest Communication and Mutual Respect as pillars to raise your companies and personal lives on. Mutual Respect between management and the employees that work for them is crucial to maintaining a safe, and productive work environment. Open and Honest Communication is … Continue reading Volume 18: Hard Results →

Volume 17: Mutual Respect

In today's world, that has companies stretching as far as they can (and then some) to be politically correct, you'd think Mutual Respect would be a pretty standard thing around the average work environment. Unfortunately, this isn't the case. Employees tend to treat management with respect; you don't bite the hand that feeds you, after … Continue reading Volume 17: Mutual Respect →