Monthly Archives: December 2011

The goat and the GOAT

It is easy to be the goat.  Anyone can be singled out, and the blame can be laid.  We think it is a position that is random, but we put ourselves there by little things that build up in people’s minds.  Maybe it is an action item that was missed, maybe it is a habit of clocking in right at the start time and not earlier.  Maybe it is defining your work purely by the job description you read when signing up for the job.  Know what?  The goat is rarely the GOAT. Read more »

Hit by a bus?

What would happen if you were hit by a bus?  Ok, let’s look past the physical ailments, or even death, but rather let’s look at how would it affect your microcosm? Who would be impacted?  Would your loved ones be able to survive as well without you?  Would the support system that you have created for others to utilize fall apart?  What would your co-workers do? Read more »