If you are drawn to The Truth Hurts, but only because you're laughing, I recommend the book or series of epistles by the founders of Basecamp, our AnchorRTP project tool. From their comments and advice, you may infer how many, not all, but too many companies are organized and managed. The authors call it as they see it and, more importantly, as they live it - to impressive succe$$.

Terry Gross is an incredible conversationalist if only because she interviews remotely, by phone, and not in the same studio as her guests. Here are her tips. Not perfect and a few may help as we talk about our military experiences with HR Reps, Hiring Managers and those not familiar with planes, ships, tanks, submarines and Marines. The NPR host offers 8 spicy tips for having better conversations. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/17/style/self-care/terry-gross-conversation-

It's hard to find good people, talent acquisition in the modern corporate vernacular. It's even harder to hire talent once that you've found it. There are lots of rules and procedures to make sure everyone is treated fairly, including veterans, of course, who are offered a modicum of atypical consideration. Hiring the wrong person can be an organizational disaster; we've all seen this. Removing the wrong hire is more taxing than the complex hiring process, so companies are ca