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Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, and Hiring for “Fit”
Saturday, August 30th, 2008 Posted in Character, Think About It..., by Richard | 1 Comment »
Both Sarah Palin and Barack Obama are being considered for important jobs. Their respective supporters have already spent much time bloviating about how little experience the other candidate has, when ultimately, American ... Read more..No VP Consideration for Hillary?
Monday, August 25th, 2008 Posted in Management, by Bill | No Comments »
No sooner had Barack Obama announced the selection of Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) as his running mate than many in the media, with the smiling support of Republican operatives, were ... Read more..Tropical Storm Fay
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008 Posted in Think About It..., by Richard | No Comments »
This is a house down the street from us, thanks to Tropical Storm Fay. We were lucky at our house. Nothing big fell on us, and because we live on one ... Read more..That Other Boss
Friday, August 22nd, 2008 Posted in Extra Milers, by Bill | No Comments »
For better than a decade, business partner Richard Hadden and I have written about leadership and employment issues, offering what we hope is helpful advice to those who are known ... Read more..Employee Free Choice Act isn’t Free, Fair, or Necessary
Saturday, August 16th, 2008 Posted in Management, Think About It..., by Bill | 3 Comments »
The Atlanta Journal Constitution (electronic version) posted a very good article this week by Atlanta labor attorneys, James Walter and Matthew Simpson about a piece of legislation, the "Employee Free ... Read more..The Pickens Plan… check it out
Monday, August 11th, 2008 Posted in Think About It..., by Bill | No Comments »
One would have to have been in a cave not to have noticed the blizzard of TV commercials over the past month touting the "Pickens Plan" for creating American energy ... Read more..Bill Strickland - Extra Miler
Saturday, August 9th, 2008 Posted in Character, Extra Milers, Favorite Folks, Give Back, Speakers, by Richard | 1 Comment »
Another of the excellent speakers we heard at the National Speakers Association convention in New York last week was Bill Strickland, President and CEO of Manchester Craftsmen's Guild and Bidwell Training ... Read more..Bill Marriott and Dave Barger
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 Posted in Favorite Folks, Leadership, Motivation, by Richard | 1 Comment »
Bill Catlette and I have been at the annual convention of the National Speakers Association this week in New York City. One of the highlights of the convention was a ... Read more..Better Watch Your Employment Brand if You Want to Compete
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008 Posted in Leadership, Management, by Bill | No Comments »
The July 28 issue of Nation's Restaurant News featured a piece by staff HR writer, Dina Berta, on efforts by Claim Jumper Restaurants to nourish their employment brand. That's right, ... Read more..