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Feed the Opportunities… Starve the Problems
Thursday, October 30th, 2008 Posted in Avoiding Burnout, Leadership, Think About It..., by Bill | No Comments »
• The Dow is up (big) 2 of the last 3 days. • Mortgage applications are up. • Sales of both new and existing homes are up. • The price of of oil ... Read more..George Zimmer – Men’s Wearhouse
Thursday, October 30th, 2008 Posted in Favorite Folks, Leadership, by Richard | No Comments »
George Zimmer, founder and CEO of Men's Wearhouse, was featured in an October 27, 2008 story in USA Today. The story, part of the paper's "Executive Suite" series, details Zimmer's ... Read more..Jim Daloisi, Extra Miler
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Posted in Extra Milers, by Richard | No Comments »
This weekend I, along with 600 or so others, attended the funeral of Jim Daloisi. Jim was not a business leader nor a political figure in our community, and he ... Read more..jetBlue, the Test. Part I
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 Posted in Reviews, by Richard | No Comments »
For a variety of reasons, I'm a big Delta flyer. And mostly a fan. But having already hit platinum on Delta for next year, I decided to give jetBlue a try ... Read more..Joe the Plumber Has Nothing on Dave the Hunter
Sunday, October 26th, 2008 Posted in by Bill | No Comments »
My good friend, Dave, just finished his annual elk hunting trek to Colorado. Given that he is a man of relatively few words, I was amazed to find the following ... Read more..Now Hiring
Sunday, October 26th, 2008 Posted in Management, Think About It..., by Richard | No Comments »
Despite the barrage of bad economic news, it's interesting to note that companies are still producing, serving, shipping, billing, paying, borrowing (which means banks are lending), getting paid...and yes, hiring. (In ... Read more..Decisions, Decisions… Pulling the Trigger
Saturday, October 18th, 2008 Posted in Management, by Bill | No Comments »
Immediately after the Presidential debate last week, I watched in amazement as several participants in a focus group conducted by a cable TV channel professed their “still undecided” status on ... Read more..Employee Retention Idea
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 Posted in Extra Milers, by Bill, by Richard | No Comments »
In our September issue of Fresh Milk, our free monthly leadership and organization newsletter, we proffered ten ideas for impoving your employee retention efforts. Then we asked our readers to participate ... Read more..Going the Extra Mile for an Employee
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 Posted in Character, Extra Milers, Give Back, Leadership, Think About It..., by Bill | No Comments »
Today's post is another in our ongoing effort to provide some good news and inspiration in an otherwise difficult period. In her piece for the October 6 edition of Nation's Restaurant ... Read more..Some Good News For a Change
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 Posted in Extra Milers, Give Back, by Bill | No Comments »
On a day when the Dow tanked another 508 points in a long string of losing days, some good news, any good news, even a little piece is most welcome. ... Read more..
