bill kaminski

How many people are unhappy in their jobs? Would you estimate 30 percent, 40, maybe 50? The Pew Charitable Trusts reported that 30 percent of people f...

How many people are unhappy in their jobs? Would you estimate 30 percent, 40, maybe 50? The Pew Charitable Trusts reported that 30 percent of people f...

The job market can be a confusing place. If you believe the data, the unemployment rate is the lowest it’s been in decades. But, the experts suggest t...

The job market can be a confusing place. If you believe the data, the unemployment rate is the lowest it’s been in decades. But, the experts suggest t...

Some of my best ideas have hit me when I’m walking the dog, playing golf or driving a few hundred miles in my car. My worst moments are when I sit in ...

Give feedback to yourself Annual performance appraisals are not very popular. Employees don’t like them, the boss doesn’t enjoy giving them and quite ...

It may not be accurate to call a computer a machine, but it seems like computers will soon operate every machine in the world. The internet isn’t a ma...

People lose jobs for a wide variety of reasons. In a majority of cases it’s through no fault of their own. Companies have layoffs. Some go out of busi...

People lose jobs for a wide variety of reasons. In a majority of cases it’s through no fault of their own. Companies have layoffs. Some go out of busi...

I am lucky to be part of a small group of homeowners called “lakers.” It’s reasonable to assume that a laker owns lakefront property, but simply ownin...

I am lucky to be part of a small group of homeowners called “lakers.” It’s reasonable to assume that a laker owns lakefront property, but simply ownin...

When it’s difficult to fit your job title on a business card, that immediately suggests you have an unusual job. I was the Manager of University-Owned...

When I was 16 my school counselor asked me if I was going to attend college. If college was not on someone’s radar then it was time to think about a v...

My dad worked for the same company with the same job title for 37 years. He worked for the Nabisco Co. in Buffalo, a mechanic on an assembly line that...

Ignore the fact that 85 percent of the people who make New Year’s resolutions break them within the first month. Let’s begin the New Year with optimis...

Ignore the fact that 85 percent of the people who make New Year’s resolutions break them within the first month. Let’s begin the New Year with optimis...

The list of the 100 best employers is filled with companies that treat their employees with great respect. They have personnel policies that are famil...

A good memory has never been one of my strengths, yet it’s amazing how I can recall details of relatively insignificant events that happened decades a...