Launch Bag

I’m a man of limited talents. Can’t sing, can’t dance, but I know something about people – people in business, people in life and people in death.

The decision to start this blog came at the encouragement of my family, friends and colleagues who have been the audience to many of my stories and experiences over the years. They’ve heard about triumphs, failures, comedies, tragedies – both my own and those of others. They’ve been entertained hearing about the peculiar situations I find myself in as a Human Resources professional. And while matters of Human Resources, i.e. Employees, managers and business owners will be the centerpiece of this site, what I will share comes not just from my HR life, but experiences that go further back. You’ll read stories from the work places I’ve experienced firsthand for 40 years and counting: funeral homes, steel mills, retail, big corporations, family businesses, professional services.

Why do I find this area of life so fascinating? To get the full effect of this next declaration, please read it aloud with a chirpy, almost musical tone, heavy on the sarcasm: Because I’m a people person! I love to work with people, that’s why!!! That was great! …..now, back to your inside voice. More accurately, I’m a people junkie. We humans are amazing and entertaining when we try to play grown-up and do that whole “job” thing. Sure, I can get frustrated as much as any manager, co-worker, subordinate, counselor or whatever role I’m in at the moment. But nothing convinces me that I love what I do more than when I get to deal with a secretary who starts pre-gaming for an office party at 9:00 a.m. by stuffing feathers down her shirt and dropping them out one at a time throughout the office all day, like it’s some sort of turn-on for the rest of us. If you want to hear that entire story you’ll need to keep watching this site.

What I want to do with this site is share my experiences, opinions, ideas and observations. Whatever your walk in life – employee, new grad, manager, business owner, student, teacher, professor, I hope to bring some new ideas or inspiration to you in your work life.

Thanks in advance for your interest, your time and hopefully, your approval.