An Apology and an Offer

I apologize for not posting anything for the last four weeks (one month today). I offer no excuses. I worked 60 hours a week for the last four weeks. We held one of our quarterly conferences. I attended three days of training. I worked seven days a week on my job and full Sundays for my Lord (last week I spoke four times in one Sunday).

I was exhausted, fatigued, and drained. I had nothing to give. No ideas. Nothing.

I don't think I am alone. I sense that their are hundreds of thousands of you doing more work with less resources. We know that hundreds of thousands of jobs disappeared. How much of the work being done by those people disappeared? How much of it was assimilated into the lucky few who stayed behind. Most of us who are working are doing jobs that others used to do.

The other half of us face the mind-numbing, dejecting, and humiliating task of find a new job because we lost the old one. The grief for our old life, the grind of looking a new job, and the despair of rejection leave many exhausted, fatigued, and drained.

So, here is my offer. Let's help each other out. Let's help get more people working sharing our loads. Let's help management realize that worn out workers produce less. Let's help others see the wisdom of hiring again. Then, let's connect the great people we know who are out of work, with the managers who need new workers.

I know it sound simplistic, but some simple ideas generate the greatest success. Remember the guy who told Coca-Cola to bottle it. Simple idea. Great idea!