Category: transitions

Constant Evolution

Since the late 19th Century, when our forebearers began the transition from animal and human-powered transportation (think oxen or horse-drawn carriages and bicycles) to the earliest cars, the automotive industry has seen a tremendous amount of change. Nearly every aspect of the way cars are designed and manufactured has undergone near continuous transformation. Through all…

Resilience Or: Everything Old Is New Again … though not always or necessarily for the better!

While visiting a friend in Hong Kong in 1979, I was invited to tour the refugee camps that were occupied by the Vietnamese “boat people.” After the fall of Saigon in 1975, over 200,000 immigrants barely arrived in Hong Kong from Viet Nam on mostly insanely overcrowded, rickety vessels, having upended their lives and livelihoods…

Putting Veterans to Work

In honor of last week’s observance of Veterans Day, I thought I would dedicate a little space to issues surrounding putting veterans to work.  Sadly, unemployment of returning military personnel is too high, hovering around an average of 8%.  Certainly there are a variety of factors contributing to this high number, not the least of…

The Path Taken

It is not uncommon that I talk with folks who are surprised at where they are in their jobs and careers.  Not necessarily unhappy with where they are in life, but recognizing that the path taken has turned out differently from what they started out to pursue.  Some aren’t sure they are where they are…