Monthly Archives: June 2012
5 Things to Remember When You Work for “The Man”
One of the seminal rock songs ever recorded is The Faces 1973 version of “Ooh La La” (vocals by Ronnie Wood, NOT Rod Stewart, fyi!). …
What A Juice Cleanse Can Teach Us About Routines, Habits and Staleness
Routines are comfortable. Whether it’s what we eat for breakfast, or how we deal with challenging work situations, we form unconscious habits that become engrained …
What Shakespeare Knows about HR Processes
Brevity is the soul of wit. - Will Shakespeare One of the few things I remember from AP Calculus in high school is the Hamlet quote …
Communication for the Ages
You may have read articles, blogs or other workforce research materials to know that we are now in a time where our workplaces have people from …
Jack Welch is Right, in Theory
Jack Welch means well. Recently he angered a group of women executives by saying that mentoring programs were a bad idea and likened women’s initiatives …
Do You Talk Straight or Manipulate?
This post starts a series I’m writing based on Stephen M. R. Covey’s book, The Speed of Trust. For those who have taken training based …
5 Ways to Make Sure Your Audience Tunes In
Who’s feeling overloaded and bombarded with information these days? Well, probably many of us. (I know I am.) I just searched Google for “Information Overload” …
Two Defining Moments
I was deeply moved recently as I listened to several graduating High School students describe the defining moments in their lives. Hearing them caused me …
Whose Agenda Is It Anyway?
First, I am trying not to make this a rant, more of a…Have you ever noticed how one person can hijack an entire group of …