The Ever-Changing Tools Of Trade

By Rick Boxx Please click here to download a print-friendly version  The “tools” I was given for my first job in public accounting included an adding machine, pencils, and a pad of green columnar paper. The only computer I recall was a $1 million albatross located at...

Remembering To Be Thankful – At All Times

By Robert J. Tamasy Please click here to download a print-friendly version  What are you thankful for – your career, your family, your health, financial prosperity? How often do you pause to ponder or reflect on the positives in your life – to be genuinely thankful?...

Mission: ‘Marketplace Ambassadors’

By Robert J. Tamasy Please click here to download a print-friendly version  Way back in 1981, I heard about something called “CBMC” for the first time. I was seeking an employment change and responded to an ad in a trade journal. The job was with an organisation that...

Bouncing Back – In Business And In Life

By Jim Langley  Please click here to download a print-friendly version I have been playing the game of golf since I was 19 and still remember playing my first nine holes on the Texas A&M University golf course without any prior golf instruction. Even skilled...

The Perils Of Overblown Self-Importance

By Rick Boxx Please click here to download a print-friendly version My son-in-law, Brian, met with a mutual friend who previously had served as CFO for a well-known, publicly traded company. When I asked how his meeting went, Brian replied, “He shared an idea with me...

Giving Your Best For Your Worst Job

By Robert J. Tamasy Please click here to download a print-friendly version   What is the worst job you ever had? I understand that “worst” can mean different things to different people, but all of us can probably think of one particular job – or two – that we...