by Mark Edge | Jan 12, 2024 | Employee Productivity
Last week, I read this nugget from consultant Bobb Biehl, “As much as 80 percent of all stress is caused by indecision or lack of control.” Do you agree? I would have to look at the definitive research, but that number sounds like it would be in the ballpark. Think...
by Mark Edge | Dec 20, 2023 | Employee Productivity
I am a member of Tyler Morning Toastmasters, and I always enjoy and appreciate the speeches I hear. I heard one last week given by a college student named Brady Ryden. Brady talked about things that he had learned regarding time management. He offered several very...
by Mark Edge | Dec 13, 2023 | Employee Productivity
December is the time when people traditionally contemplate making New Year’s Resolutions. I have some thoughts on that. First, don’t make New Year’s Resolutions; make New Year’s Goals. I’m being a stickler here, but resolutions have become a topic associated with...
by Mark Edge | Dec 7, 2023 | Employee Productivity
Imagine this. Over time, you have grown functionally deaf. Now what? You dream of inventing a machine that can record and reproduce sound. Now what? You dream of creating a machine that can record and play music. Now what? You dream of taking photographs, moving them...
by Mark Edge | Nov 29, 2023 | Emotional Health
I was reading a biography of George Washington recently and came across a passage that intrigued me. The writer spoke of George Washington’s happy return to Mt. Vernon after completing his second presidential term. For over twenty years, George’s life had been...
