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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March 23, 10:23 am
Wednesday, March 24 I’ll be conducting a 90-minute audio conference for Briefings Media Group. More info on registration can be found at their Workplace Training Center.
Here’s their press release on the event:
It’s frustrating for managers and leaders when teams don’t rally around a project with enthusiasm. It can also cost a […]
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January 22, 11:26 am
Take your job seriously, but take yourself lightly. This according to Jeff Justice, a motivational humorist, who says humor goes a long way in the battle against stress.
Justice also says that “humor can be used in stress reduction, problem solving, team building, and improving communications.” And he’s quick to point out that humor doesn’t […]
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January 15, 7:30 am
I popped open my newsreader this morning and saw the following headlines:
“New jobless claims rise more than expected”
“Sales for all of 2009 plunge by record amount”
“Record year for foreclosures”
It’s enough to be discouraging, but only if you’re looking solely at the news and not at the opportunities.
The truth is that each of us make choices […]
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December 21, 9:21 am
Today’s business section in the Buffalo News (NY) has a story that seven Target employees were fired for buying Zhu Zhus, one of the hottest selling toys this Christmas season. According to the story, these employees were following policies they knew about, but were terminated for a new policy they were not aware of. […]
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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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