2 days agoLayoff Survival: Don’t Say It, Even If It’s TrueIt’s about survival. That was my impression after reading an article from an HR blog. Using the information in the article to plan a layoff survival strategy was not the author’s intent. It was written as a “how to decide” from a Human Resources perspective and that’s what caught my…Human Resources9 min readHuman Resources9 min read
Jan 23Can You Make A Difference?Can you make a difference? I’ve been thinking about that question lately, probably more so because of my move from the workforce industry, where I was mostly working at a strategic level, to teaching. In one instance I was around lots of people who were trying to make a granular…Teaching10 min readTeaching10 min read
Jan 9Peluso Presents Top 5 of 2022Greetings and Happy New Years! This year our annual ‘Top 5 List’ where we post the top five articles of the year. As is our tradition, these are articles that really resonated with either me or my audience and I use this annual Top 5 post to give them a…Peluso Presents5 min readPeluso Presents5 min read
Dec 26, 2022Why Don’t We Have Transparency Everywhere It’s Needed?There are some interesting rules around international travel. Specifically cruises versus international travel by air. With a cruise the rule used to be that you only need a birth certificate. It’s been a while since I checked, but these days, I think that only applies to children. With international air…Passport10 min readPassport10 min read
Dec 12, 2022Having A Spouse Even When You Aren’t MarriedI was at a bar with some friends. Side note: You know this is going to be an interesting article, because, well, all good stories start with some version of the phrase “we were having some drinks.” So I was sitting with my friend Ginny, or if you have read…Marriage9 min readMarriage9 min read
Nov 28, 2022Corporate Culture and the PandemicWe are at a unique time as I write this. Right now employers are complaining long and loud about not being able to find enough people. I can see the effect in my home town. A local pizza shop we frequent every week had a sign on the door that…Covid 1910 min readCovid 1910 min read
Nov 14, 2022Risk Shift: Where Reality TV and Corporate Amex Cards MeetFor years and years I’ve always warned against the dangers of selling someone else’s product as your mainline or only business. I recently read about a new twist on this, or maybe it’s the flip side. Instead of selling someone else’s product, having a single customer who owns the majority…Risk8 min readRisk8 min read
Oct 31, 2022(X) LifeI’ll start this one off with a TMI moment. I have an anxiety issue. It’s definitely a family thing as many members of my immediate family have it. I can’t decide if it’s learned or genetic, but that’s not the point. It’s something I haven’t found a solution to in…Discovery8 min readDiscovery8 min read
Oct 17, 2022Systems, Cycles, and MOU’s.I was recently speaking with a friend who had just gotten a mid-level leadership position in a big non-profit in my local area. They were brought on board with a mandate to make some improvements, in a similar way to every other mid-level manager who’s brought into a new position…Organization10 min readOrganization10 min read
Oct 3, 2022The Insanity of MedicareI typically don’t pay attention to the news, especially not the political news. I’ve been through the ‘intense political opinions’ period of my life. In the end, not counting unintended consequences of legislation, I came to the conclusion that the only things that eventually happen of any significance are what…Medicare9 min readMedicare9 min read