Mary Shelley is most famously known for her novel Frankenstein, a novel she wrote after a discussion with some friends on a camping trip. The group of friends were talking about the idea of life and death and what would happen if they could create life. This conversation inspired her…

From a farm in Missouri to the front lines of World War I, Frank Buckles was the last living American soldier to have fought in the war when he died at the age of 110, in 2011. Buckles was one of nearly five million Americans who served during the First…

Micromanagement is a specific type of leadership that can be overly directive and controlling, whereas under-management is a leadership style that delegates work and responsibility to employees without adequate supervision. Micromanagement leads to burnout, resentment, and lack of motivation among employees; under-management leads to poor performance and errors. If there…

There is a saying that most everyone has heard at some point in life that goes, “we learn more from our failures than our successes.” We also know that 90% of startups fail, and for some businesses to succeed, it has to come at the failure of others. This is…

What is Cryptocurrency? The first time I heard about Bitcoin, I rolled my eyes like many others have done. “It won’t last,” I said. “How can you have a currency that isn’t backed by anything of value?” That was way back when it was possible to mine Bitcoin for low cost on a…

The first time I conducted an interview was as a supervisor at Starbucks over 20 years ago. Since then, I have interviewed people for engineering teams, project managers (PM), and even a few interns. Having conducted hundreds of interviews, I am still amazed when I speak to someone who is…

Do you ever wonder why employers ask for references, knowing full well that any references provided are going to be positive, making the entire process a waste of everyone’s time? We have all written job applications at some point, whether it be a paper application or online. Not all of…

Here is the situation. You have written a novel and decided to self-publish the book instead of going the traditional publishing route. Now that decision has been made, there is another one to make, and that is where to self-publish the book, as in what e-reading platform to use. When…

History is riddled with things that seemed like a good idea at the time but turn out to be less than brilliant as time passes. For example, that time you let your friend cut your hair, going on vacation with your in-laws, texting or calling an ex after a few…