I have to admit that Memorial Day ranks pretty close to Christmas as a favorite holiday in my book.
Other than the sun, I do believe in the significance of Memorial Day. It’s a time to honor those who work to tirelessly to preserve our freedom and died fighting for us. While a little bit of [...]
The whole university admissions process, in this day and age, has become something of a circus. Before, bright young minds were encouraged to demonstrate their intellectual curiosity and potential. Now, they are expected to present a “package” of superficial qualities that exude a rather dubious aura of “diversity”–whether it is based on life experience, geographic [...]
The Godfather and The Godfather, Part II* tell the story of a young man rising in the family business. Sure, maybe the Corleone family business is more liable to RICO prosecutions than the average business, but that doesn’t mean you can’t learn a few things from the movie. So, grab some popcorn, throw in the [...]
Wile E. Coyote has issues catching the Roadrunner.
In fact, one could say that Wile E. Coyote has a serious tendency to self-destruct in the course of his ill-fated efforts to catch the Roadrunner. And it’s not for lack of equipment. Wile E. always seems to get his hands on the coolest ACME brand rockets, roller [...]
Walking into a job interview is a nerve-wracking process. Many of us enter dressed to the nines, carrying a note pad and something to write with. Maybe we’ve done some prep work, Googled the company, run through typical interview questions, and maybe even tried to find the blog or Twitter feed of the HR manager [...]
We talk a lot about attitude, attendance, appearance, ambition, accountability, acceptance, and appreciation here at The A Game. And there’s a good reason for that: those are the fundamental values that form work ethic. And while work ethic is a necessary condition for success in the workplace, it alone cannot guarantee you much more than [...]
In my last post, we (and I really mean we, not the collective we) launched a full out academic war on defining work ethic and I feel confident that my initial thoughts on the definition along with your comments lead us to something that really works. Simply put, we defined work ethic as, “The discipline [...]
So, you’re sitting with your padawan, trying to get across a difficult abstract concept. Unfortunately, the youngling is struggling to grasp the concept, and you’re at your wit’s end to find another way to say it.
And that’s when it hits you: You don’t have to tell it – you can show it. All you need [...]
In fact, you don’t even have to go to work, or even school, if you don’t feel like it!
Eric here. Stay with me on this one.
At the end of a live presentation, the questions I dread more than any other all fit into the same broad category; parenting. When your topic expertise is teens and [...]
At present, there is a major national push to create sustainable jobs, sustainable business practices, sustainable products, sustainable lifestyles, and all manner of other sustainable tangibles and intangibles. The idea is that if people and businesses use resources at a rate at which those resources can be replaced, the practices are sustainable.
This post has nothing [...]
