10 March 2009 Comments Off

Details Matter

The reason, at least in part, in my opinion that we (the USA) are “economically challenged” at the minute is that we have lost our attention to detail. I see this everyday… in my work, in my play, in almost everything. I wish I could tell you how many times at Ernst & Young I [...]

18 February 2009 Comments Off

Is there a lack of craftsmen?

I have been considering for quite some time my feelings that much of the workforce today lacks a trade. We all consider ourselves a “professional” or are building a strong “career path”, but only a few of us actually have a trade it seems. My grandfather was a geologist by trade. He became a businessman, [...]