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March 14, 2017
With March Madness upon us, I’ll use the event to outline several key, if disparate, elements which I hope are useful in their application to your team. Everyone Matters There cannot be anyone on the team who does not feel their efforts contribute toward the team’s goal(s). Everyone has to […]
February 24, 2017
This is the theme for an upcoming retreat I have planned for a group of middle managers. We will review 10 tactics for managers. It is hard to do justice in a couple sentences, but here you go: They that cannot govern themselves cannot govern others. You cannot insist upon […]
February 1, 2017
The career lifecycle a college student can anticipate upon graduation goes like this: Title- you will chase this first as it seems so validating. Money- you develop a need for true self-sufficiency of all needs and most wants. Security- you embrace patterns. When you first graduate, you measure yourself against […]
January 12, 2017
Be Where Your Feet Are Storefront Precision Consistency Poise and polish can be cultivated. Good deportment is there for all of us. High quality professionals, across various industries, include poise and polish amongst their skill sets. Irrespective of one’s role in an organization, a certain elegance can elevate performance while […]
December 7, 2016
I’ll outline 3 clever and ravenous interview tips. I’ll get to them tout de suite, but first let me alert you they are not designed to keep you out of HR jail. This does not proscribe a process to ace a HIPPA audit or to diminish disparate impact. These steps […]
November 23, 2016
At almost every step in life, we meet with young men and women for whom we anticipate wonderful things, yet after much and careful inquiry, we never happen to hear another word. The effervescence of youth and passion, and the fresh gloss of intellect and imagination, endow them with a […]
November 9, 2016
Tonight as we await the election results I retreated, and compiled a list of the four qualities found in the perfect employee, or for that matter neighbor, son, daughter, or any other role you can imagine. I’ll hope my President has these four qualities. To start, consider this example-how pleasant can a restaurant […]
October 19, 2016
Managing Up If you were up for a promotion, whose advocacy will carry more weight, your boss’s or a subordinate’s? Is it more important to your career advancement that those above you, or those below you, appreciate your performance? I don’t think it is controversial to assert that it’s those […]
October 5, 2016
In reference to work relationships, I hope and believe my blog posts run toward positive and enthusiastic. Believing in people; expecting and recognizing work ethic and attitude I hope is a theme. Yet not everyone can play for the Yankees, and circumstances arise where a colleague does not fit; does […]
September 21, 2016
I got this on FaceBook Messenger a couple months ago. Hello. My name is Ashley (not real name). I hope this message brings you a smile… Summer before 6th grade my parents got divorced and I was forced to switch schools. I was not happy, but my mom told me Alki […]