by Isabel Descutner | Jan 19, 2022 | Albert Ciuksza Jr, Communication, Conflict
Recently, it may feel like conflict and divisiveness have become constant aspects of our lives. From work to social media to politics to personal life, someone is always disagreeing with someone else about something. A recent article in PA Township News (featuring...
by Albert Ciuksza Jr. | Dec 17, 2021 | Albert Ciuksza Jr, Great Resignation, Leadership, Strategy
One of my favorite lines is, “The plural of anecdote is not evidence.” It means that the story you might hear from your friend or the person-on-the-street interview might not be a good representation of what is actually happening. However, those data points are great...
by Albert Ciuksza Jr. | Oct 29, 2021 | Albert Ciuksza Jr, Gen Y, Succession
Years ago, my aunt offered me my grandparents’ dining room set. Costing something in the range of a kings’ ransom when they purchased it decades ago, receiving such a central piece of our family history was a big deal. After three moves — and a substantial home...
by Albert Ciuksza Jr. | Aug 13, 2021 | Albert Ciuksza Jr, World-Class Performers
Alan Jay Lerner, a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, once said, “You write a hit the same way you write a flop.” You’ve probably heard of this phenomenon countless times from artists and leaders alike. Songwriters talk about the throwaway tune that ended up...
by Albert Ciuksza Jr. | Jul 2, 2021 | Albert Ciuksza Jr, Culture, Leadership, People Development
What a difference a year makes – we’ve gone from the highest unemployment in generations to a sea of “help wanted” signs in fewer than 15 months. Unemployment on a mass scale is only a number. As the old saying goes, “No matter what the country’s unemployment rate is,...
by Albert Ciuksza Jr. | May 21, 2021 | Albert Ciuksza Jr, Contributor, Leadership, Role Mindset Theory
Have you ever tripped up the stairs? Back when a baseball bat was a common form of home security, people who had second-story homes would build a staircase with a “false riser.” The theory went that one riser would be a fraction of an inch taller than the rest, just...
