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July 27, 2016
What does air cover mean, in a management sense? You have some idea? Would your boss provide air cover for you if he did not care about you? Why would a boss give air cover? Does your boss provide air cover for the team? My connotation of air cover, what […]
July 13, 2016
Positive, Productive, Fresh, and, Enthusiastic; hereafter to be referenced as PPFE, is much on my mind lately as several of my prior colleagues handle a recent notification from their employer. Each received a letter formally alerting them to a business dynamic which will eliminate their positions; a letter expected, yet […]
June 28, 2016
“I’m putting you in charge of the kitchen tonight”, spoken in a gentle voice, is what my wife will sometimes say as she is serving me a lovely dinner. Beats the hell out of “Do the dishes and make sure you wipe the counters and stove.” Would terminology like that […]
May 2, 2016
Believe in Others. Scenario 1: You are 13 years old, standing in the batter’s box and you have two strikes on you. Ouch! You look to the 3rd base coach for any signs, even though batters don’t’ get signs with two strikes. Just isn’t done! Two strikes is trouble time. […]
April 25, 2016
Frequently Wrong, But Never in Doubt I am going to walk through two basic elements to ensure that is not you. What you learn and then how you relate. How you listen and how you process. Dylan has lyrics that have to do with not criticizing what you […]
February 8, 2016
If you are reading this and you don’t know what is meant by market share or labor cost or EBITDA or net income you need to learn them. Soon. Strong Dollar What does that mean? Anyone serious about a career should know what terms like this mean. At least generally. It is […]