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Archive for December, 2009
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Thursday, December 24th, 2009 Posted in Think About It..., by Richard | No Comments »
As I am already blessed beyond anything I deserve, with a wonderful wife and family, good health, dear friends, work that I love, all the material things I need, and ... Read more..Cleaning Up Other People’s Messes is a Morale Buster
Sunday, December 20th, 2009 Posted in Leadership, by Bill | 3 Comments »
On the first passing play of the game against the Miami Dolphins, Tennessee Titans quarterback, Vince Young's under-thrown pass was intercepted. Frequently in such cases, the quarterback, in an effort ... Read more..Schumer drops the b-bomb
Thursday, December 17th, 2009 Posted in Character, by Richard | No Comments »
I know the US Senate has a lot of important issues to deal with, like the lousy economy, high unemployment, two wars, and health care, so please forgive me if ... Read more..Let’s talk HR controversy
Monday, December 14th, 2009 Posted in Leadership, Management, by Richard | No Comments »
A few weeks ago, I mentioned the HR Raging Debates microsite developed by Halogen Software, in which a group of us were privileged to opine on issues like Forced Ranking, ... Read more..Rent-a-Dummies vs. Fully Engaged, Responsible Team Players
Saturday, December 12th, 2009 Posted in Leadership, by Bill | No Comments »
In a prior life as a corporate HR executive, I was known on occasion to use the term “rent-a-dummies” in reference to temporary agency help. My use of the term ... Read more..The lost art of the Thank You note
Thursday, December 10th, 2009 Posted in Character, by Richard | No Comments »
In today's mail, one item clearly stood out from all the bills and advertisements I dragged in from the daily haul. An envelope, addressed by hand, to my wife, with ... Read more..Skin In the Game
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 Posted in Leadership, by Bill | No Comments »
Whether in business, sports, or communities at large, people, all of us, perform better, a lot better, when we have skin in the game. Contrary to what we’ve seen of ... Read more..
