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HR Professionals Networking-The HR Net
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007 Posted in Favorite Folks | No Comments »
We wanted to share with you a unique resource on the Internet for HR professionals. It’s a free network that allows you to post Human Resource related questions and events on a message ... Read more..Think Discretionary Effort Doesn’t Matter? Think Again.
Saturday, October 27th, 2007 Posted in Leadership, Management, Motivation, by Bill | No Comments »
Thursday, I spoke to clients and guests of Russell Montgomery Associates, a Tennessee-based talent management and leadership services firm. Based largely on our new book, Contented Cows MOOve Faster, my ... Read more..San Diego Fires
Thursday, October 25th, 2007 Posted in Give Back, by Richard | 4 Comments »
In the midst of the devastating fires in and around San Diego, California, there are reports of organizations digging deep to help residents dig out. According to the San Diego Union ... Read more..Listen, Damnit
Friday, October 19th, 2007 Posted in Leadership | No Comments »
Yesterday afternoon I had a private lesson with one of the "geniuses" (a legitimate, self-proclaimed moniker) at our nearby Apple Store. I'm working on a new speech to be delivered ... Read more..National Boss Day
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007 Posted in Leadership, Management, Think About It..., by Bill | No Comments »
If one is to believe the folks at Wikipedia, Boss’s Day, celebrated each October 16, is the idea of Patricia Bays Haroski, a State Farm Insurance Company employee who wanted ... Read more..The Power of Nice
Monday, October 15th, 2007 Posted in Favorite Folks, Management, Think About It..., by Bill | No Comments »
Fulfilling a promise made to my son-in-law before he went to Iraq three years ago, the two of us headed west last week for a three-day fishing trip on Utah's ... Read more..Bad Publicity
Saturday, October 13th, 2007 Posted in Leadership, by Richard | No Comments »
It's said that there's no such thing as bad publicity. I'm not so sure. This morning, I received 2 emails from Google Alert, telling me that my name had appeared in the news. ... Read more..E-mail-free Fridays
Friday, October 5th, 2007 Posted in Avoiding Burnout, Think About It..., by Richard | 1 Comment »
What's next after casual Fridays? E-mail-free Fridays, or "Zero-E-mail Fridays", as they call it at chipmaker Intel. There's a great article in today's issue of USA Today, describing this growing ... Read more..