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Archive for January, 2009

Service and the Sour Economy

Friday, January 30th, 2009 Posted in Leadership, by Bill | No Comments »

I don’t get it. We’re in the midst of a pretty sucky economy, jobs are flying out the window (>100,000 layoffs announced this week), and yet some of the folks ... Read more..

Yes They Did… Yes We Can!

Sunday, January 18th, 2009 Posted in Think About It..., by Bill | No Comments »

Tuesday, on the back of three little words, Barack Obama will take the helm of a country that is not flying much better than the A320 jet that a US ... Read more..

Good luck, good training, good guy

Saturday, January 17th, 2009 Posted in Leadership, by Richard | No Comments »

No further evidence of the importance of training is needed than that provided by the stunning water landing of USAirways flight 1549 on Thursday, by Captain Chesley Sullenberger. In a slightly ... Read more..

An Airline Fee That Makes Sense

Monday, January 12th, 2009 Posted in Think About It..., by Bill | No Comments »

When you get down to it, most of us who speak, train, consult, and sell as an avocation, travel for a living. Many weeks we spend more time getting where ... Read more..

The Daily Six

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 Posted in Avoiding Burnout, Reviews, by Richard | No Comments »

Over the holidays, I read two or three good books - but none better, nor more useful than The Daily Six, by John Chappelear. Subtitled "Six Simple Steps to Find ... Read more..

Itching to get back to work

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 Posted in Motivation, by Richard | No Comments »

I love my work. I hope you do, too. And because I enjoy what I do, I am, quite frankly, really eager to get back to it on this first ... Read more..