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  • My Grandfather's Mail: On the Art of Dignity
    By: EM Sky
    A promotional circular arrived in the mail today. It's addressed: "Informed Consumer."Now I have to wonder...More

  • Boycott Frump: Gen-X, Gen-Net and the Power of Lingerie
    By: EM Sky
    Gen-X has become Gen-Net, the networked generation. Among the lot of us, we have the power today--right here, right now--to completely transform our culture overnight. Together, we can say "no" to just about anything and make that "no" a reality.More

  • Increasing Human Productivity: Trust the "Squidgy" Factor
    By: EM Sky
    Once when I was working for Corporate America, my supervisor happened to catch me playing solitaire on my computer. I froze mid-mouse-click, a deer in the proverbial headlights.After staring at me coldly for several agonizing seconds as my heart sank through the floor, he melted into playful laughter.More

  • Motivation & Rewards: You Can't Buy Trust
    By: EM Sky
    As a manager, I really question the value of motivating people through reward systems and other motivational techniques. I don't think managers should approach people by trying to "motivate" them. Instead, I think we should be trying to engage them.More

  • That's Not Leadership - Is It?
    By: EM Sky
    If I asked you what leadership looks like, what would you say? I like to think that we've grown beyond the superficial image of the 1950's--the handsome white male with the strong chin; the tall, athletic build; the thick yet well-manicured mane of dark hair, contrasting so dramatically with the piercing blue eyes. Maybe today the images are a bit fuzzier, allowing for leadership qualities in both sexes, in all races, even in unassuming short people with problem skin.More

  • Can't We All Just Get Along?
    By: EM Sky
    Human beings are a clannish bunch. Look around you. Our tribes are everywhere.More

  • Dominance Gone Wild
    By: EM Sky
    I have a big problem with competition as a method of organizing and motivating people. It tends to make people restless and unhappy. But people say to me all the time, "Dominance is an inevitable component of human nature.More

  • Not-So-Human Resources
    By: EM Sky
    How do human resources departments decide to give up their own humanity? Does it happen overnight, I wonder, or is it more often a gradual decline into anonymity--a slippery slope that lands them in the muck without anyone's conscious intention?Someone once told me that a frog can be boiled alive simply by placing it in a cold pan and turning up the heat very slowly.More

  • The Happiness Curriculum: Teaching Your Children To Live a Joyful and Passionate Life
    By: EM Sky
    Think back to your childhood for a moment. Did anyone ever sit you down and talk with you about how to live a joyful and passionate life? Was this a frequent topic of discussion in the classroom, or at the dinner table?More

  • Moving Away from the Joneses
    By: EM Sky
    I've been thinking a lot this past week about the dilemmas of childhood hierarchies and brand name idolization. What interests me about the problem is that not all kids play the hierarchy game, making fun of other kids in order to be part of an "in" crowd. So what's the difference?More