We heard the news not too long ago that U.S. unemployment hit the double digits for the first time in over 25 years. It’s not …
Strategy and Planning
These posts focus on strategy and planning as part of business leadership and management.
The Most Important Department
I just read a post titled, “The Only Number that Matters in Business.” It took me back to a few months ago when I had …
A Bartender’s Predictions for 2010
Last year, I made my first attempt at writing predictions for the coming year. And, I must say I was a little nervous about it. …
Back to the Wild
I met Mr. Bartender when we were both working at Sea World in the animal care department. Animal care is the department that takes care …
A Tug of War
This headline in a MSNBC article caught my eye – “Consumers are changing, but are retailers?” The article goes on to talk about Black Friday, …
2009 Encapsulated in a Single Quote
As part of a year-end report, Mary Ellen Slayter at SmartBrief on Workforce asked each member of their advisory board to write a blog post …
The HR Profession – Part Two (People)
OK…now that I’ve recovered from my rant about the human resources profession, let’s discuss the people part… I’ll start by pointing out the 800 lb …