by Mark Edge | Sep 12, 2025 | Employee Productivity
Many years ago, a friend shared with me a story about a woman who owned a pet macaw. The bird had a rasping cough. Naturally, the master was concerned about it, so she took her prized companion to a vet. After a thorough examination, the pet doctor couldn’t find...
by Mark Edge | Aug 27, 2025 | Employee Productivity
Have you ever seen someone freeze up? Sometimes, a child acting in a school play will become paralyzed in front of an audience. Adults can freeze up in real life, too, often getting stuck in an unproductive routine at work. When I was in high school, Robert...
by Mark Edge | Aug 21, 2025 | Employee Productivity
My dad started me shredding (some call it bush hogging) with a big tractor when I was 10 years old. I felt exhilarated. Here I was, a kid driving this vast machine. Learning how to change gears in the manual transmission was fun. I was too young to drive a car, so...
by Mark Edge | Jul 25, 2025 | Employee Productivity
Want to see more positive results in your life? If so, I highly recommend Vanessa Van Edwards’ Book Cues: Small Signals, Incredible Impact. The book is structured around the concept that up to 90 percent of communication is nonverbal, a key lesson I remember...
by Mark Edge | Jul 9, 2025 | Emotional Health
The Eskimos faced a significant challenge with wolves, and they devised an ingenious solution. Unfortunately, people in the 21st century can exhibit wolf-like behavior, and I will explain why shortly. Today, we complete our exploration of crucial insights from...