You may not realize it, but the paper napkin is one of the greatest creative tools of all time. It’s a place where you can plan, draw, write, budget, or simply brain-dump an idea in its purest form over a meal with clients, colleagues,... Read More

A man once told Sherman Baldwin that his father was the strongest man he ever knew. Such hyperbole is a testament to how sons see their fathers, infallible creatures of strength and wisdom. Baldwin’s father passed away from Lou... Read More

The Human Resources function is, in many ways, the one most tied to the success of an organization, because it deals with that organization’s most valuable resource: its people. Yet HR departments are sometimes misunderstood,... Read More

“At age fifty-nine, with thirty-seven years of service, there are always goals not completed, challenges where I could have contributed to the solution…But the twinges of regret and loss have been few and far between,” Frederick... Read More

Classic characters from five traditional stories are revamped in this collection of fractured fairy tales, written in the voice of the fictional Sir Jasper Gowlings. In the foreword and “Backword” that frame the tales, Gowlings... Read More

The Russian Revolution collides with Lt. J.G. Stephen Morrison’s quest to find his place in the world in this military history novel by Lee Mandel. Stephen, who started life as Lev Kambotchnik, son of a Russian rabbi, embodies the... Read More

On the Friday before Labor Day in 1999, Ute Lawrence and her husband Stan were headed to a business meeting in Michigan, traveling down one of Canada’s busiest multi-lane highways. They never made it. They were at ground zero of an... Read More

Between blog posts, tweets, and other updates on social media sites, it’s clear we live in an age when more people than ever are communicating through writing. But even with all this typing going on, many writers fail to get their... Read More