October 27, 1:30 pm
With the advent of myriad electronic gadgets to help us keep track of our calendar and task lists, I have to confess — I’m finding myself more effective (and efficient) with a yellow legal pad that I carry throughout the day.
Call me old-fashioned (I don’t mind). There’s a difference between deleting or checking […]
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October 22, 10:46 am
The following is adapted from Dan Bobinski’s latest book, Creating Passion-Driven Teams. Dan is the Director at the Center for Workplace Excellence and CEO of Leadership Development, Inc. Reach him at (208) 375-7606 or dan@workplace-excellence.com
When all the excitement of starting a company or being promoted to a senior leadership position fades away, the action […]
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October 20, 1:54 pm
Longtime readers know of my disdain for the US Congress’ decision that turned a blind eye on spam’s impact on business when they formalized an “opt out” policy instead of “opt-in.” Personally, even with spam filters, I still end up wasting an hour or two each week deleting spam from my several email accounts. […]
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October 16, 9:40 am
If you believe most training is something HR must do to check off boxes and meet a government requirement, think again. Among training topics in the workplace are “how to use specific equipment” and “safety training.” Although not necessarily workplace-related, motorcycle rider training covers both of those, and here are some stats I recently […]
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October 14, 1:20 pm
If you live in the Treasure Valley area in SW Idaho, I’d like to invite you to attend the Department of Labor’s new Early Bird Fridays breakfast this coming Friday, Oct. 16 from 7:45 - 8:45 AM.
This is a free function to enable Treasure Valley employers to network with other business leaders in the […]
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October 14, 8:47 am
The following is adapted from Dan Bobinski’s latest book, Creating Passion-Driven Teams. Dan is the Director at the Center for Workplace Excellence and CEO of Leadership Development, Inc. Reach him at (208) 375-7606 or dan@workplace-excellence.com
Why is it that five years after getting promoted, seventy-five percent of first-time managers are still struggling to be […]
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October 7, 5:28 pm
Is the economy on the uptick? Today I saw an article quoting Google’s CEO that they’re hiring to handle the upcoming recovery. Also this week I received an email from a friend in the Midwest asking if I knew of any “Acquisition Sourcing Specialists” because his company is about to go into the hiring mode. […]
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