Author Archives: Justin Locke

Okay, here is a simple idea that if implemented would, I think, have considerable effect on the country’s current problems.  Here we go.  I suggest: Make it illegal for anyone to require job applicants to have a college degree. Now … Continue reading →

One of the perks of being a playwright is that I occasionally get to travel to exotic locales to see my works performed.  3 years ago some folks in The Bahamas did my "Peter VS the Wolf" and I now … Continue reading →

So I am visiting a friend who runs a music school on a caribbean island, and she told me something that I found to be quite intriguing.  Regular readers of my blog may already know that I am somewhat skeptical … Continue reading →

Okay, brace yourself, today’s post is a truly wacky idea. As I have sat here observing the mapping of the human genome and the creation of the Watson computer, like most people I am of course pretty impressed these people … Continue reading →

Okay this was recently published in Advisor Perspectives http://advisorperspectives.com/newsletters11/Change_Isnt_So_Hard.php but for my readers here I wanted to make the link to toyota lean SO . . . here we go: People Skills 101: Reducing Resistance to Change by Justin Locke … Continue reading →

I am a big fan of The Daily Show, and last night Jon Stewart reported that GE paid no corporate taxes last year, on earnings or something like $6 billion. That sounds pretty outrageous, and I felt pretty outraged. But … Continue reading →

Okay, brace yourself, I am in one of my moods today.   Someone sent me to a blog post by a fairly famous and influential business blogger, and I discovered, to my dismay, that it was just a bit of … Continue reading →

ok, in lieu of blog post today, an article in Advisor Perspectives!   All about word of mouth, and people selling you behind your back!   http://advisorperspectives.com/newsletters11/11-invisibleinterview.php   –jl

This article was published in the newsletter of the American Institute of CPA’s, but they had to shorten it.  So below is the whole article.  Note this is just one of a series of articles/seminars I do on “People Skills … Continue reading →