November 23, 5:00 pm
It’s time once again for my “end-of-year list of recommended reads.” These are books that have stood out to me as practical and useful. As always, use this list for your own personal development, or as a suggested gift list for co-workers and relatives. Also as usual, I guarantee that valuable “golden nuggets” can be […]
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November 18, 10:53 am
Normally my focus is workplace issues, not business issues. But today’s post is strictly about business with an idea that would most certainly drop the unemployment numbers, and probably rev up the economy, as well.
I can’t take credit for the idea. I’m borrowing it from a similar idea I read in The Blue Blog, which […]
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November 17, 6:14 pm
Just the other day I watched a disturbing news clip showing a Newark, New Jersey police officer overstepping his bounds, showing exceedingly bad judgment and excessive force when dealing with a TV news reporter’s cameraman. It was a very public example of what can happen when one’s authority and ego are not kept in check.
The […]
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November 12, 5:35 am
As heard on ESPN radio in Florida with RadioJus host and 2007 World Challenge Strongman Champion Tom Mitchell, I’m letting people download my one of my e-books for free.
The book is titled The Really Simple Way to Hire, Train, and Retain Great Employees. No, I’m not collecting your name or email address — I’m just […]
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November 5, 11:55 am
There’s an interesting piece this week at Workforce Management on men being sexually harassed, and how most companies turn a blind eye. It’s worth your time to register (for free) at the site and read the article.
In my work as a management coach I’ve dealt with a lot of private issues among managers […]
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November 2, 9:40 pm
Recently I mulled over a few choices, including whether I should switch all of my office operations to Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google this, and Google that. Several trusted technogeeks were suggesting it, and I’m not a fan of Microsoft’s confiscatory pricing policies, so it seemed like a good idea.
At first.
Then I […]
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