You once needed the guidance and respect of others more than anything else. They were the ones who validated that you were OK. They were the ones there for you when you needed to know the right way.

After a recent holiday weekend, I noticed that the trash was beginning to fill the containers and enclosures at the job site, so I called the man who hauls it away for us and scheduled him for the following Friday.

Everything I needed to know about people, I learned on the night shift.

Todd Shraiberg, project manager for HousingZone, taught me the word stickiness, among many other things useful. Stickiness in his world is the equivalent to readership in mine.

Everything has changed. It seems like years ago, though it has been only days, that we were glib about our freedoms and lifestyle. We took it all for granted, and often that included each other.

The profound feeling of loss and grief after last month's tragedy is a worldwide phenomenon.

Good managers often have an innate ability to understand people. This helps them respond well to the unspoken individual requirements of staffers and goes a long way toward keeping their teams focused and motivated.

Where do you turn to for advice? Here are some suggesstions.

Apartment living was once reserved for those who couldn’t afford to own a home. Not any more. In Fannie Mae’s 2001 National Housing Survey, 41% of renters surveyed say they rent “as a matter of choice.”