Paul KnowltonNov 19, 20214 minThe Art of PowerWhat’s missing from our workplace wellness and well-being efforts? What’s the elephant in the room we’re typically too hesitant to...
Paul KnowltonOct 29, 20213 minCapitalism and Racial ReconciliationWe recognize that our use of the phrase ‘plantation system economics’ to underscore the universality of exploitation evokes America’s...
Paul KnowltonOct 22, 20215 minNot a Fairy TaleOnce upon a time a man named John Sr. had two successful businesses. Each business had dozens of employees. John Sr. managed and grew the...
Paul KnowltonOct 8, 20214 minToo Big to be Responsible?As a child I was regularly riveted and horrified by the old 1931 black and white movie Frankenstein, where the actor William Henry Pratt...
Paul KnowltonAug 27, 20214 minYou're Killin' Me Smalls - Part IIIn Part I, I shared a challenge I faced early in my career as a new quality control (QC) supervisor. I was increasingly exasperated with...
Paul KnowltonAug 20, 20213 minYou’re Killin’ Me, Smalls – Part 1 Just a week into my additional responsibilities as the quality control (QC) supervisor of the manufacturing plant where I was the process...
Paul KnowltonJul 30, 20213 minKill Your Pain PointsPhoto Credit Aarón Blanco Tejedor on Unsplash.com About your pain points when dealing with customers and other people. Wouldn’t it be a...
Paul KnowltonJul 16, 20213 minDo Entrepreneurs Lie?Who? Me?! The newly minted July-August 2021 edition of Harvard Business Review (HBR) includes an insightful ethics article titled...
Paul KnowltonJul 9, 20214 minThe Good Capitalist: Part II – A Modern Update[This blog continues the story begun in the previous post. I know, the “Part II” kinda makes that obvious, but, you know, thought I’d...
Paul KnowltonJul 2, 20215 minThe Good Capitalist: Part I – An Ancient Story[For this Part I blog and the next Part II blog, I share an edited version of a sermon I recently preached titled “The Good Capitalist”...
Paul KnowltonMay 28, 20214 minEnoughWe humans, like all species, have needs. Our tip-of-the-tongue list of needs usually begins with food, clothing, shelter, safety,...
Paul KnowltonMay 21, 20213 minGrowing Pains?Growth can be a joyful experience. My joyful growth memories include my first motorcycle, earning job promotions, graduating from degree...
Paul KnowltonMay 14, 20214 minEntitled Borrowing + Entrapment LendingOn my back patio with a group of vaccinated but still socially distanced friends, we covered the usual gamut of complaints and concerns...
Paul KnowltonMar 19, 20214 minOrder-Disorder-ReorderA fantasy many of us grew up hearing is that we can design, control, and live the perfect lives we imagine, or others imagined for us....