Diagnosis of 2019 outlook is cautiously optimistic
The consensus is the economic outlook still tilts toward positive, with indications the economic recovery that jump-started 2009 will continue at least through 2019....
How to get more work done
Most everyone has figured out that performance expectations keep going up. To put it bluntly, we face the challenge of doing more in less...
Selle named HR Icon of the Year by OnConferences
BOB SELLE, chief human resources officer for Ocean State Job Lot, was recently named HR Icon of the Year by online business-resource organization OnConferences....
Don’t be afraid to create
Creative ideas can come from anyone, anywhere, at any time. Those ideas often involve taking a risk or challenging conventional thinking. That can be...
DEM aquatic resource education coordinator honored
KIMBERLY SULLIVAN, aquatic resource education coordinator for the R.I. Department of Environmental Management’s Division of Fish & Wildlife, received the Rhode Island Environmental Education...
It doesn’t hurt to be optimistic
Joe joined three people at a golf course to make up the foursome. The three friends teed off, but when Joe hit his first...
A win for private-property rights
The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued a resounding victory for private-property rights.
That decision will directly benefit property owners in Rhode Island and throughout the...
Get ready, a recession is coming
I first suggested the U.S. economy was headed toward a recession more than a year ago, and now others are forecasting the same. I...
Dressing for a taller, leaner appearance
When I was in high school, I was extremely short … a whopping 4 feet, 10 inches, and when you have a high school...
Praise a potent motivator at work
The Duke of Wellington, the brilliant British military leader who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo, was a great commander, but he was a difficult man...