by Mack Munro | | Growth, Story
It’s 3:50 AM, and I’m standing outside the Ralphs grocery store on 17th Street in Santa Ana, CA. My first day on the job. A month or so ago, my mom came home from grocery shopping at that same Ralphs and discovered she had been undercharged a few dollars. She...
by Mack Munro | | Growth, Story
It’s 9:50 AM and I’m getting a little nervous. I’m wrapping up my one-hour breakout session on How to Fix a Poor Performer and Turn Them into a Superstar at the 2016 HR Florida conference in Orlando. This session is based on my most recent book and as soon as my...
by Mack Munro | | Growth, Story
It’s December 5, 1983, at 5:30 in the evening and I’m on a bus traveling from Los Angeles down to San Diego. The day started early. I woke up at 3:00 AM and quietly left the house I grew up in for the last time. As a boy anyway. I’m on my way to Navy boot camp. I...
by Mack Munro | | Growth, Story
I’m sorting through a plastic bag filled with old papers, booklets, brochures, newspaper clippings, and photos. My eyes are watering, not because anything is sentimental, but because it’s so dusty. This is a bag of Malcolm’s Greatest Hits according to my mom. She...