(originally published June 2nd, 2005) I am a big time creature of habit. It would surprise no one who knows me well if I mentioned that once I decide I like a restaurant, I’ll go there often, and eat the same thing every time. Well, there’s this Japanese restaurant that I’ve decided makes the best […]
(originally published December 18th, 2005) This past week, Ford Motor Company went through the wringer in bad publicity. First they took heat from an organization because they advertised in a gay publication. Someone met with the groups leaders, and agreed to pull their ads from this publication. When word got out, the bad press went […]
(originally published May 23, 2005) As a manager, are you an initiator, or are you passive? Are you someone who is always trying to figure out if things are at optimum, looking for problems so that you have an opportunity to fix them, or are you someone who comes in, hopes nothing goes wrong, and […]
(originally published November 11th, 2005) Well, today was a tough day. It started out okay, but then I had a series of setbacks that started to bring me down, and depress me for a long part of the day. I do’t want to get into major details, but let’s just say that they all seemed […]
(originally published November 17th, 2005) You know, there’s nothing that will pick you up any quicker than a compliment. Yesterday, I agreed to go to a meeting where I didn’t even know what the topic was going to be. When the meeting started, I learned quickly that I was expected to be able to provide […]
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