Advertiser Forum: Rules of the Road Anna Stamm It’s been a long time since I took driver’s training, so I honestly don’t recall if they did back then, but I wonder if today’s young drivers are told how important it is to realize that many people will NOT be following the rules of the road. I am 100%-positive that... Read More July 2023 Issue #15288 Page 6
Advertiser Forum: Selective Facts and Emotional Arguments Anna Stamm When I saw New York was going to ban gas stoves, my immediate thought was – damn, it’s CCA all over again. Making a complicated story very short – someone discovered that chromated copper arsenate (CCA)-treated playground equipment had leached arsenic into a playground, so... Read More June 2023 Issue #15287 Page 6
Advertiser Forum: Seeing the Reason Anna Stamm We’ve all watched someone be dismissive of another person’s actions when they chalk them up to habit or reflex. In fact, there’s even a series of TV commercials that encourage people to not become like their parents. But, sometimes, it’s important to remember that actions... Read More May 2023 Issue #15286 Page 6
Advertiser Forum: Rationalizing Our Habits Anna Stamm To some degree, we are all creatures of habit. We all have routines that we repeat on a regular basis. What differs between us is how many routines, how much repetition, and how much they do or don’t matter to us. So occasionally, it’s good to step back and evaluate whether our... Read More April 2023 Issue #15285 Page 6
Advertiser Forum: Beware the Big Baby Anna Stamm Call me naïve, but my assumption when having a conversation with adults is that everyone will act like adults. Yes, I assume other people will respond logically and rationally. Unfortunately, I’m usually wrong about once a week. Throwing a Fit I call it “the big baby,”... Read More March 2023 Issue #15284 Page 6
Advertiser Forum: Expecting an Instantaneous Answer Anna Stamm I’m always amazed, and irritated, when people expect an instantaneous answer. In these days of instant electronic communication, the fact that replies could be immediate is often conflated with the thought that they will be immediate. This leads to unnecessary aggravation for everyone... Read More February 2023 Issue #15283 Page 6
Advertiser Forum: False Choices and Two-Dimensional Thinking Anna Stamm When someone in management starts complaining about how the problem is “we need change but people don’t want to change,” I wonder how deeply they’ve evaluated the real dynamics in play. If you simply dismiss employee resistance as “resistance to change,” then... Read More January 2023 Issue #15282 Page 6
Advertiser Forum: The Spirit of Giving Anna Stamm In addition to being one of our most popular columnists, Glenn Traylor is our favorite Santa Claus. Thanks to Comtech in Fayetteville, NC, we’ve shown in the past that his special deliveries don’t need a sleigh. After all, what could be merrier than a truckload of trusses! As any... Read More December 2022 Issue #14281 Page 6
Advertiser Forum: Thankful for the Little Things Anna Stamm November is a time when we can reflect and be thankful for many things in our lives. But the truth is – anytime of year gives us reasons to be thankful for little things, even when those things are silly or trivial. The Monkey Wrench in the Plans For reasons unknown, when I attempted... Read More November 2022 Issue #14280 Page 6
Advertiser Forum: Fall is for Follow-Up Anna Stamm As a follow-up to last month’s article, September is for Celebrating, I’ve realized that October should be the sequel. Indeed, as you’ll see from this month’s authors, there are many reasons to regard October as the perfect month for follow-up. Follow-Up on BCMC By... Read More October 2022 Issue #14279 Page 6