Inspired by Justin Wheating’s last post, I’m focusing this month on something we can control.
Viewing Posts from 2012
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I spoke to a group of business school students at the University of Vermont on the topic of company culture and employee relations.
We enter 2012 in a flood of uncertainty:
What will happen in the U. S.
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs — though not exactly the kind that the US economy is so desperately seeking. I just finished reading Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs, which raises some very challenging questions about business and business leadership.
Talk about cafeteria benefit plans! Since 2007, NRG Systems has contracted with Wild Leek Kitchen to provide free, catered lunch for every employee four days a week, with an emphasis on fresh, local, low-calorie food cooked from scratch.
People lucky enough to be on the roads at 7am in Burlington, Vermont might catch sight of NRG Systems mechanical engineer Paul Smith on his way to work:
Frequent Answers
The yellow car gets so much attention that he’s taped a list of “Frequent Answers” to its side.