MEASURES. Do we love them, like them, or hate them? I would suppose it depends on what’s being measured and who’s doing the measuring.

It’s December … and the holiday season … for many kinds of faiths. I was humbled by the reaction and feedback to last month’s gratefulness article.  Thank you.

Celebrations and gratefulness are pretty intertwined.  In my mind, celebrations are an expression of gratefulness.  I think of celebrations from both an individual and organizational perspective. December is a good time to “take stock”. 

Labor Day was originally created (in 1894) to celebrate the achievements of American workers and their contributions to the economy.  But now, most of us have lost sight of that intent and regard it as the end of summer, outdoor pools closing (here in the Washington DC area), picnics, some parades, and the eager anticipation of football coming back. 

Most organizations work on improving the knowledge, skills, (and sometimes confidence) of their workforce. They do that through training, coaching, mentoring, job rotation, and other means. That, hopefully, improves the potential of the workforce (at all levels).