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Dare I say dystopia?
A movie I saw as a teen has parallels to what’s occurring today, and the need to not just talk about the issues, but make a difference.
Vitality of grocery stores
Originally published on LinkedIn For many years, I was obsessed with grocery stores, writing a series of articles on marketing from the grocery aisles. I’ve always felt grocery stores were the great equalizer, appealing to people from all walks-of-life and ages from bubblegum-popping teens shopping for chips and soda pop to senior citizens choosing colorful […]
Socialism, Oh no!
Originally published on LinkedIn on February 4, 2020 There’s a tendency nowadays to label every government program, regulation, and policy as socialism, a menace akin to cancer with the propensity to destroy countries, demotivate citizens, quash capitalism, and extinguish freewill. Okay, I exaggerated. My embellishment, however, isn’t more outlandish than denying aspects of American institutions […]
Balance Between Security and Overreach
Originally written for LinkedIn Last month, TIME magazine featured “The Defining IDEAS of 2019,” one being the worrisome future of surveillance in China. In Chongqing, an area with 15.35 million people, there are 2.58 million surveillance cameras, creating what the writer called an Orwellian ratio of one camera for every 5.9 citizens. The key advantage […]
Perspectives on a Brief Candidate
Originally published on LinkedIn on August 24, 2019 An acquaintance on LinkedIn recently asked me to refer her for a job. While I barely knew her, she had extensive experience, and had grown in her roles. After receiving her resume, I wrote her a glowing referral then forgot about the matter until she contacted me […]
Raising the curtain on over-functioning
A few weeks ago, I attended a webinar on project management. The presenter reeled off a list of objectionable behaviors, naming “over-functioning” as one. He was swiftly interrupted and asked to clarify. After all, to do more than expected seems like an admirable trait. Over-functioning, as the presenter explained, is stepping in and doing someone […]
Cracks in morality aren’t the exception
Circumstance is the ultimate determination of morality, the crux of my latest article on scribbles
Add Close-to-the-Customer as Stable Jobs
During the week, I’m enmeshed in writing about IoT- and IIoT-enabled solutions. For nearly every application, I ponder, “How will this generate more jobs?” The usual answer is it won’t. Several weeks ago, however, I arrived at the conclusion you don’t need to be a technical whiz or brilliant data scientist to remain gainfully employed. […]
Tomorrow’s Automats
The way we “obtain” food, is constantly evolving. Are the automats of yesteryear making a comeback?
Everyone’s working, but fewer careers.
Reading megabytes of articles, I tried to find a few morsels of optimism about the future of employment. The concept of having a career is being replaced by short stints at various companies or becoming a part of the gig economy, characterized by short-term contracts or freelance work.
Then I went on vacation to San Juan Island.
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