by Mark Edge | Nov 19, 2025 | Employee Productivity
I go through phases in my life when I become fixated on time management. The most intense was in Argentina, where I learned that Leonardo da Vinci reportedly slept for just 20 minutes every four hours. That was how he got a lot of stuff done. Well, I wanted to get a...
by Mark Edge | Nov 12, 2025 | Emotional Health, Employee Productivity
Twenty-five years ago, I stumbled upon a copy of the Library of Congress magazine, Civilization, while waiting at the dentist’s office. One of the articles captured my imagination, and I’d like to summarize it for you. I give full credit to Civilization for the...
by Mark Edge | Oct 9, 2025 | Employee Productivity
Recently, I was required to show my driver’s license to gain entry into a venue. I looked inside my billfold, and my license was not there. I didn’t panic. I calmly and methodically scrolled through the contents of my billfold. No license. I stepped out into the...
by Mark Edge | Oct 3, 2025 | Employee Productivity
In his book How to Become a Rainmaker, Jeffrey Fox tells a story about young people working in a restaurant in an affluent part of the city. It was lunchtime, and a group of high school students was working hard, busing tables and serving customers. A diner was...
by Mark Edge | Sep 26, 2025 | Employee Productivity
It’s football season, and millions of Americans and people all over the world are enjoying watching the games. One aspect of football that stands out to me is the importance of leadership, especially from quarterbacks. When I was a boy, there was a competition to...
by Mark Edge | Sep 18, 2025 | Employee Productivity
We’ve all been there, haven’t we? There is an old story about a farmer who told his wife that he was going out to plow the south forty. The tractor needed oil, so he went to his workshop to get some. On the way, he noticed that the pigs hadn’t been fed. As he...
