Vote for me and I’ll set you free
Believe it or not the next political campaign is upon us. Seems like the last one just ended and the next one is beginning, and along with the political campaign comes all the promises: vote [...]
My Thoughts on Prostate Cancer and Alternative Treatments
Since writing my series of articles about my prostate cancer, which you can find on my website, I have received several emails and comments of encouragement. I have also received a few emails telling me of [...]
Primed for a Fight
“You have prostate cancer.” The punch in the stomach. “What? What did you say?” The doctor asked if I had any questions and those were the only two I could come up with at that [...]
Prostate Cancer: Decision Time
The last doctor I was scheduled to see was a urologic oncologist at the University of Washington Department of Urology. If I were going to have surgery for my prostate cancer this was the guy [...]
Treating Prostate Cancer: The Choices
Hopefully, you had the chance to read my first and second articles about how I handle the news of hearing I have prostate cancer. If you haven’t here is a link to them on my website. https://georgeasantino.com/book/blog/ This [...]
You Have Prostate Cancer. Now What?
I’m still not over the shock of hearing I have prostate cancer. My urologist told me I had three options: watchful waiting or active surveillance, radiation, or surgery. I realized I had to educate myself. [...]
Punched in the Gut by Prostate Cancer
What? What did you say? The doctor asked if I had any questions and those were the only two I could come up with at that moment. For years I’ve been having an annual physical [...]
Building Great Teams
It’s a fact that it takes a great product to help make a company successful, and it’s also true that products don’t get built without talented managers leading strong teams. If your goal is to [...]
Are You a Victim?
If you listen to politicians from both major political parties these days, we’re all victims. They say that the system is rigged and the deck is stacked against us. They tell us that we don’t [...]
How A College Dropout From The Fast Food Industry Rose To Management At A Leading Tech Company
Get Back Up: From The Streets To The Microsoft Suites, is the career autobiography of George Santino, co-written by MJ Beaufrand, and spanning Santino’s decades-long career journey from his difficult childhood through making partner at [...]
How to Deal with An Underperforming Employee
If you’re in a management role at your company, hiring and terminating employees is an integral part of the job. Clearly one of these tasks is more enjoyable than the other, but as a manager, [...]
A Remarkable Rags to Riches Story
How often do you interrupt yourself? We share how to get far more done by interrupting yourself a lot less. And could you easily be replaced? Entrepreneur and author Seth Godin explains how to make [...]