Not long ago I did a piece on commenting etiquette. It was fairly well received, picked up quite a bit of traffic and was cited around in several locations. But, I may have communicated a message I did not intend. A lack of appropriate behavior on the part of a commenter my site…

First, I must confess this is not all my work. I have a friend who sends me little snippets of things like this on a regular basis. This one was so good I wanted to share it with all the Lifehack community. Second, I must also admit that in my youth I have worked in phone…

As I was reading over the data for the articles I write it occurred to me that my most popular articles fell into six categories: Lists How to Planning Training Leadership And Temperament Now, the last four topics, I understand, because those are my areas of specialty. It is the first two that puzzled me. So, I did a little research. It isn’t…

I suppose this article is timely only for those in the hemisphere that is currently approaching winter. All you lucky ducks heading for bright lights and sunshine will just have to file this one away for a few months. For those of us moving into the long dark tea time of the soul known as winter…

A short while back I did a series of articles on the greatest tools of all time. The response was pretty fair. But, it has come to my attention that I may have left out one tool that may be the greatest of all. Ladies and gentlemen I give you Cyanoacrylate. CA to closest friends. Super glue…

This past weekend I did a presentation which was attended by part of the management team of one of the 2006 Fortune 500 companies. I would like to say that management was so taken by my presentation that I was immediately offered a 6 figure salary to come train for them on a full time basis…

Hang with me on this one folks. There is a hack in here, but it’s buried inside my rant at a major auto company. I recently took my Chevrolet Silverado in for an oil change. The little green message was coming on my dash every time I started the engine, “Change your oil.” So, I figure, whatever…

A Robert Half book, published by The Penguin Group, reviewed by Reg Adkins. Robert Half has written several books on business topics. To me the most practical and applicable of them is “Robert Half on Hiring.” In this book Half takes the time to analyze and quantify the hiring process in all of its component parts. He…

If you “google” humor and business success you’ll pull somewhere over 13 million hits. With that much interest the topic must surely be worth a deeper look. Humor can provide a lot of energy to help a business succeed. Humor can help increase productivity, improve communicatoins, and boost morale. Think about how you use humor in…

Many people don’t like the idea of planning their future. They don’t feel they have the time. Some feel that change comes at such a rapid pace that the plan would be obsolete before they could implement it anyway. Shoot, some people are so successful they don’t see a need to plan. I admit I can…

The other day I read an article by Adriane on Creating Hardworking Idiots.The article examined four types of leaders and it got me thinking about the impact of leaders on their organization. Whenever things get rough in an organization there is an out cry for more leadership. It should probably be a cry for better…

A book review by Reg Adkins. Small Business Answer Book (John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003), by Courtney Price. Since 1997 Courtney Price has written at least 5 books. Most of the books deal with business and management. If you are well established and profitable in your business this book probably is not for you. But…

Let me begin with this disclaimer. These are generalizations. If your mate displays one or even two of these signs it may not yet be time to seek a litigator. However, if your mate displays all or most, you may wish to seek out a good counselor. His Mannerism: You are suddenly receiving more attention than usual. You…

Posting a comment on someone’s website is like walking into their dining room and pulling a chair up to the table. If it’s your dining room table it can be a bit of a shock when someone shows up. Now, that is not to say it is necessarily a bad thing to have someone pop in…

This is the last in a series of articles on becoming a great leader. It is a collection of the staples of great leadership and is compiled from many sources. Great leaders KNOW it is PEOPLE not PROGRAMS that create a quality organization. Great leaders have clear, consistent expectations. Great leaders take into account the impact of their…