It’s virtually complete. The change in America that Ronald Reagan wanted. To make American’s totally distrust their government. (Cut the bullshit. You know what he said: “Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem.” Oh, and for all the crap about his capabilities- the deficit doubled under his tenure. As opposed to dropping deficits for the two Democratic Presidents since his tenure.)
Continue reading A Promise Kept- but one that ruined America
We spoke yesterday (Brother, can you spare a dime?) about the sad situation that pertains in the US economy. That even though the economy is supposedly limping along, businesses are husbanding cash and not investing in new technology and machines. And, then complain that productivity is not increasing.
Continue reading And, you are surprised?
Despite what Tim Montgomerie claimed in his Wall Street Journal piece (discussed last week), the facts are that there real problems exist in America- and the world over. We are not deluded with our thinking that the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer or that corporations are evading their financial responsibility to their employees and to our communities.
Continue reading Teach your children well…
I have always been a man in a hurry. I rushed through school. I rushed through my careers. I rushed development of new products and processes. I drive quickly. I ride my bike quickly. My (then) wife once said that she knew of only one thing I did that wasn’t rushed…
Continue reading Lift that boat, Tote that bail
I am a fan of Farhad Manjoo (NY Times columnist). He generally provides great advice about tech. But, every once in a while, he proves that, while he may write about tech, he is still not a techie…
Continue reading Two ARE better than one (and three may even be best)
So, we’ve talked (this is the 3rd part in the daily series about current economics) about who is funding the US treasury. Mostly workers, which surprised most of you. Mostly the poor and the middle class, which clearly confounded you. (Remember- it’s payroll taxes that provide about 45% of the federal take, and the income taxes of the non-rich provide another 15% of the federal take. The rich (top 10%) provide 30% of the annual federal receipts via income taxes and corporations finish off the totals by contributing about 10%.)
Continue reading Living Wages- Take 3
Don’t worry- that’s only the sound my bones make as I walk. Or, maybe I mistook that sound for the wheeze emanating from my lungs.
I am tired of hearing that Marissa Mayer made a mistake. For those of you who live under a rock, she’s the head of Yahoo that was hired to turn the company around. And, when she came off her maternity leave, she decreed that working from home is not in Yahoo’s best interest. Her ostensible reasons? Yahoo needs to move quickly, it needs to focus on collaboration and communication. And, in her mind, that means working remotely full-time doesn’t work. That also means that some of the Yahoo employees are going to have to move- or quit. 
Immediately, many folks (in and out of the company) began complaining, citing that there is data that folks are more productive when working from home. That folks need to balance life and work- and this move does not fit that model. Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson, the creators of ROWE (Results Only Work Environment), took tremendous umbrage at Ms. Mayer’s approach. Their site posted this letter… Continue reading Telecommuting?
Many folks repeatedly talk about making a list of goals, listing our tasks, so that we can be productive. The problem is that completing tasks and goals does not mean one is productive- it just means one is busy.
Continue reading Finishing tasks is NOT productivity
