A couple years ago, Marcus Buckingham wrote a book called “The One Thing You Need to Know.” Now, I’m not going to spoil the ending …
Training and Development
These posts focus on workplace training and employee development as part of business leadership and management.
How to Ask For a Raise
Asking for a pay increase or promotion can be a tricky thing. Timing has to be right and your justification needs to be solid. Just …
Lowering Standards
I read in this morning’s newspaper that the national unemployment rate is expected to hit 6% in the near future. As such, it only makes …
Heading to Chicago
This week, I’m busy preparing for the annual pilgrimage of HR folks to the SHRM Annual Conference. Don’t get me wrong…I like conferences. HR can …
The Future of Email
A month or so ago, I was in Knoxville talking with a group of students about email etiquette. I was surprised at their response…email is …
BYOB
I received an email today that just blew my mind. A person wrote that they were upset because an organization they were involved with 20 …
Leveraging Your Strengths
Recently I asked what leaders were doing to stay on top of their game. When I think of kickin’ it up a notch (as Emeril says), …
