After giving a talk recently, I was inspired to capture 7 principles that are, for all intents and purposes, facts about our society today. What’s more, they’re facts we tend to forget in our day-to-day lives as we judge others and evaluate our world. ____________________ 1. The elderly aren’t a group; they are we. ____________________…
It started out very simply: like many of you reading this article, we had a couple of older laptops and iPhones that were simply idle taking up space in a cabinet. Instead of trying to sell them, our boys suggested we see if a local family in need could find value in them for their…
Dear young person: The world has changed since your parents were children; in fact, I’d anecdotally argue that the generational gap between your generation and theirs is larger than the prior two or three gaps combined. Can you believe we didn’t have iPhones just ten years ago? There was barely a “Worldwide web” just twenty years ago. A car that…
Over the years, I’ve come to depend on using three dimensions to evaluate employees; while many more sophisticated models have been devised by professional organizational behaviorists, I’m a fan of simplicity and the number 3 :-). I believe that understanding these three dimensions allows you to practically evaluate any employee and, more importantly, articulate their strengths…
In honor of Labor Day in the United States, our discussion turned to the topic of “work”; what advice would we give our children about choosing work and making the most of it? Well, I’ve done my best to distill the conversation into seven salient tips. 1. Don’t solve for the rest of your life;…
Surrounded by some of my most trusted friends, I asked the following question: “if you could distill your top relationship lesson into a one-liner, what would it be?” A passionate, sincere, and admittedly sometimes humorous discussion ensued between a group of men whose ages ranged from twenties to sixties, some of whom had been married for decades,…
Originally aired on Salt Lake City’s KCPW on April 19, 2016: The Bottom Line – (Air date: April 19/26, 2016)Bassam Salem immigrated to the U.S. from Egypt as a young kid. Despite currents of prejudice and discrimination flowing against him, Salem rose to become a successful entrepreneur and software engineer in Utah. He has been…
