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Thursday, November 27th, 2008 Posted in Think About It..., by Bill | No Comments »
Let's keep it short, sweet, and simple today. Amidst all the hoopla about our limping economy, new (?) tide of politicians, and terrorist attacks in India, let's get beyond ourselves ... Read more..Working for a Jerk Can Be Hazardous to Your Health
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 Posted in Leadership, Management, Think About It..., by Bill | No Comments »
For better than a decade we have maintained that working for a jerk, or otherwise incompetent leader is a waste of precious time, and injurious to your career. Now there ... Read more..Think Sustainable Employment Practices, Too
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008 Posted in Leadership, Management, by Bill | No Comments »
Much is being written and said these days about sustainability as it pertains to environmental, economic, and social activities. Because of an increasingly global arena, and factors such as overpopulation, ... Read more..The “Big 3″ Go Begging
Thursday, November 20th, 2008 Posted in Management, Think About It..., by Bill | No Comments »
In the main, I agree with Mitt Romney’s well written editorial in yesterday’s New York Times, in which he advocates steering the big 3 American auto manufacturers through a managed ... Read more..Bringing Sneezy to Work is Dopey
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 Posted in Think About It..., by Bill | No Comments »
Owing to my father's hospitalization, I have spent a good bit of the last two weeks shuttling back and forth between my home in Tennessee and his place in West ... Read more..What the Hell Did You Just Say?
Saturday, November 15th, 2008 Posted in Management, Think About It..., by Bill | 1 Comment »
There is no doubt that U.S. Treasury Secretary, Hank Paulson is a bright, accomplished guy. He may well be just the person we need to resolve our present financial crisis. ... Read more..Employees… If You Love Them, Let Them Know
Saturday, November 8th, 2008 Posted in Leadership, Management, by Bill | 1 Comment »
As chronicled extensively in our 2007 book for managers, Contented Cows MOOve Faster, the workplace social contract has been radically reworked over the last decade, virtually eliminating in the process ... Read more..jetBlue, the Test. Part II
Friday, November 7th, 2008 Posted in Reviews, by Richard | No Comments »
Last week I wrote about a trip on jetBlue from Jacksonville to New York, this Delta Platinum frequent flyer's first jetBlue flight in several years. It won't be my last. ... Read more..“Employee Free Choice Act” – A Storm is Brewing
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 Posted in Management, by Bill | No Comments »
Recent conversations with executives from a variety of industries give rise to concern that the so called “Employee Free Choice Act” now dormant in the 110th Congress is being largely ... Read more..Vote = Free Starbucks
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized, by Bill | No Comments »
Here's another installment in our quest to occasionally bring a taste of good news into our readers' lives: In a message released yesterday afternoon, Starbucks has promised all those who ... Read more..
