“Generativity vs Stagnation.” This is psychologist Erik Erikson’s challenge to late-career professionals. If we don’t keep “generating” value, engag…

I’ll get right to the point.  If you’re interested in employment longevity, and you’ve survived the first few cuts since the pandemic/stock m…

If you are in an unexpected career transition over 50 and struggling through your job search, you are not alone. 56% of workers over 50 are forced out of their…

Artificial Intelligence has been creeping up on us for years. Now it’s here. My First Experience With Artificial Intelligence Many years ago I wrot…

Retirees are not worried about money. We are worried about contracting COVID-19. Our children are not worried about COVID-19. They are worried about mone…

A traditional Chinese curse has become popular in America. I discovered, however, as a result of my in-depth research on my iPhone (a full two seconds) that…

Open Sesame! Those were the magic words that Ali Baba overheard that opened the door to allow him access to the Forty Thieves’ treasure hidden in the cave.&n…

At 66, I have (just) enough money to live on for the rest of my life, if things don’t get too weird. Although I own mutual funds, I can’t really afford to play the…

Of all the industries that are in dire need of reform , the “Air” industry should be at the top of everyone’s list. You know, the industry that serves p…

There used to be a time when a penny – a U.S. one-cent piece – could buy you something. You could go to Bill’s Variety Store tucked in next to Choate Bridge, or th…

Any public speaker will tell you it’s a lot easier to change your audience than it is your material. That holds true for organizations, as well. It’s ostensi…

While I was in the Navy, our ship had pulled into a port and I had duty along with a quarter of the rest of the crew. We couldn’t “hit the beach” (and more im…

In the ’50s and ’60s, every Boomer kid loved to play with “Boomer Brands,” and there were plenty of toys and games that fit the bil…

No brand, no matter how good the products, services, or messaging it represents, can ultimately succeed in the absence of good management leadership. Two…

Boomer kids may have considered snack food essential fuel, but the 1960 edition of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary classified it as “junk food.” This broa…