What is style and why does it matter?
I find the best art challenges me to remove my mental filter to see things just as they are. True art leads to curiosity. Curiosity… Read More »What is style and why does it matter?
Scott Hall
Book Reviews
I offer professional, unbiased book reviews to help authors gain credibility. See https://readerviews.com/ for all the great book titles they have. “The Separation of Briin” by… Read More »Book Reviews
Getting Gen Z into the workforce
Some companies are choosing self-preservation over honesty. Large companies are choosing artificial intelligence because their competitors are choosing AI and they feel they must adapt.… Read More »Getting Gen Z into the workforce
The importance of building rapport in business and life
Without rapport there is no starting point. People ask right off the bat why is this person talking to me and what does she want?… Read More »The importance of building rapport in business and life
It’s all just too much. the impact of AI and the nature of Our work
So we now have several artificial intelligence applications from: ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, Grok, Claude, and others on the way. All of these are helpful in… Read More »It’s all just too much. the impact of AI and the nature of Our work
What are you selling?
What are you selling? This must be one of the first questions we answer. I often hear young professionals tell me they have started their… Read More »What are you selling?
Do you want to be right or do you want a relationship?
There are times when we have to decide if we want to be right or do we want a relationship? Particularly with family and those… Read More »Do you want to be right or do you want a relationship?
The power of soft influence
Bill Russell, a back-in-the-day famous NBA basketball player, captured it well. He said, “Invisibility opens doors, creates opportunity, where none seemed to exist before. When… Read More »The power of soft influence
Checkout charity: There’s a quick question for you there
I cling to the hope that it won’t happen, the dreaded extra donation or round up question. We all know the conversation sort of goes… Read More »Checkout charity: There’s a quick question for you there
Are we aligned on this?!
Over the years I’ve had many festive hours participating in business meetings. Along the way as sort of a side hobby I put together a… Read More »Are we aligned on this?!
We have all the answers. Now how do we add context to them?
I support our journalists. From the nature of what work means to using ChatGPT to generate content, they are the ones that will explain how… Read More »We have all the answers. Now how do we add context to them?
McElligot’s Pool
I suspect the famous children’s author, Dr. Suess, would have thought that hunting for jobs on LinkedIn is a little bit like fishing in McElligot’s… Read More »McElligot’s Pool
The Real edge to the future
Happy Back to School. As we blast through summer, I can’t fault our teachers for reminiscing about how many days they have until their long… Read More »The Real edge to the future
Ways to say it
Some short sentences to help you change your perspective: We start bending at an early age because we are doing something that is not authentic… Read More »Ways to say it
The machines tell me what to do
Who’s working for who? I seem to have a bit of nostalgia in my writing these days. I wake in the morning, not naturally, but… Read More »The machines tell me what to do
The difference between Mom and Dad during the pandemic
As we all deal with our collective depression over the Covid-19 situation, our kids are reminded of the differences between Mom and Dad when they… Read More »The difference between Mom and Dad during the pandemic
The trouble with technology
My rant about social media is that it brings overwhelming information to relationships. From the news cycle to sharing images, we share without regard, not… Read More »The trouble with technology