October 29, 11:26 am
Change is the name of the game anymore … or, perhaps more accurately, RAPID change is the name of the game.
How to keep up? If you’re in Southwest Idaho, attend “Who Melted My Cheese? Employment Law Update” (Who Melted My Cheese .pdf flyer | overview page)
It’s a 2-hour program featuring Patricia […]
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October 6, 10:07 am
An excellent article at Management-Issues.com asks a great question: Do Ivy League alumni make better CEOs? Interestingly, the the answer is “NO.”
Okay then, what’s the upside of having an Ivy League degree? According to the article, having that degree gets you a better shot at becoming a CEO. That’s about it. […]
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October 5, 11:15 am
It’s been popular, and will probably become even more popular. It’s our e-book on “The Really Simple Way to Hire, Train, and Retain Great Employees” … available for FREE.
We used to sell this book for $20.00, but last year we decided to give it away to help companies save money with their hiring, training, […]
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September 28, 9:16 am
If you try to motivate people through insults and intimidation (and I know a few of you do), you may want to think about the ripple effects of your actions.
A story appearing in the New York Post and the Hollywood Reporter (among others) informs us that yet another contestant from the TV show “Hell’s Kitchen” […]
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August 19, 10:11 am
YOU: A supervisor, manager, leader, or trainer.
YOUR NEED: Transfer knowledge and skills to other people quickly.
YOUR SOLUTION: Attend the “How to Train Other People” workshop, November 4 & 5.
Do you know how to cut your training time in half — while increasing retention at the same time?
Do […]
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August 3, 3:55 am
One of my favorite bloggers is Alison Green from the Ask A Manager blog. Alison regularly dispenses great wisdom and I recommend you follow her.
Why do I like her? Alison writes heavily from the HR management perspective (HRM – the legal side of human resources) whereas the majority of my work is on […]
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July 13, 5:14 pm
Have you noticed how some people are addicted to negativity, blame games, and/or being a victim? Too often, “naysayers” downplay the value of good interpersonal skills training, mainly because they don’t know how to calculate the return on such an investment. It’s a soft-skill, not a tangible capital investment, and because most MBA programs […]
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