Mentager

Mentager

(ment-ah-jer) A manager, supervisor, leader who believes in the power of mentorship. New word. Old idea. Want to retain your best employees? Want to increase satisfaction for yourself and those around you? Studies show that active mentorship raises retention rates...
Cast Iron Skillet Pizza

Cast Iron Skillet Pizza

Serves 16 1 whole wheat pizza dough ball 6 slices thick cut bacon, chopped 1 shallot, sliced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 lb brussels stemmed, thinly sliced 1/4t s&p 8 oz mixed provolone & fontina, 2 T grated finely grated parmesan 1. Preheat broiler 2. Cook...

Love food (don’t waste it)

Every day we (all mankind) hope to eat, whether we gather and prepare the food ourselves or someone else does. But, consider these facts: 795 million people, right now, don’t have enough food. That’s about 1 in every 9 people on our planet. And most of...

See You at the Super Bowl

You don’t have to like football to know football season is upon us…covers of magazines, TV, people starting to wear their team apparel. So, instead of groaning (like we all do when holiday decorations start popping up in August…), let’s see how...
Making That Connection

Making That Connection

As we launch into another year of operations, I know many of us have had some time to think about our work styles and how we communicate with one another. I recently ran across this article by a woman who teaches at Duke and who helps people who are moving into...