Across the corporate world these days, many companies have the walls of their respective locations plastered with various positive statements regarding how upstanding their values are, that their employees matter, etc. In particular, many companies now claim to have an “Open Door” policy when it comes to issue resolution and/or the presentation of ideas. However, […]
The Door is Always Open – or is it? Read More »
So, you think that when you reach your place of business on a given day that you are safe from the myriad of issues lurking in your peers’ personal lives? Guess again. One of the most problematic (yet also fascinating) things that can happen in the business/office environment is how much that environment can mimic
Work & Family are Separate….Aren’t They? Read More »
There is a new trend of employee scheduling that is sweeping through various industries at the present time. That is the practice of Just-in-Time scheduling. It is particularly concentrated in restaurants, hotels, and retail outlets, but will probably be spreading to other industries soon. The premise of this practice is that it supposedly allows these
In the Nick of Time? Read More »
It goes without saying that both IBM and HP are legendary giants within the IT industry. However, each has suffered from a similar set of problems in the past, and now those issues are once again setting the stage for disaster. These include a lack of vision, extremely poor decision making on part of their
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(Note: This month’s entry is inspired by the current controversy surrounding NBC news anchor Brian Williams and his purposeful reporting of inaccurate information. Several references will be made to that ongoing event in order to draw parallels that can be used as perspective for professionals in the business world). Even in this age of advanced
The NBC Debacle – What Can be Learned from it? Read More »
After multiple encounters over the past few weeks with several personalities in the corporate world that were on the verge of being out of control, those recent experiences inspired me to create a new series of blog entries over the coming months. These entries will be focused on the ramifications and effects surrounding ego in
Keeping the Options Open Read More »
There have been a few articles in various media outlets recently about how businesses will be shifting to more contract workers in lieu of hiring salaried workers through the year 2020. However, this practice has already been going on for more than two decades at most of the major companies in the world, so with
Is that in my Contract? Read More »
Many individuals want the prestige of being in Management, yet they lack the understanding that extra work and responsibility is part of the package. The honest truth is that leaders always have to take on more work than others, and often must be prepared to sacrifice additional amounts of their time beyond the norm in
With Great Power Comes….More Work Read More »
The topic being presented today, namely telling the truth in difficult circumstances, can be a difficult one for many people, but it is something that needs to be discussed. The statements made in the following post will not be what some people want to know, but it is ultimately what everyone needs to know. As
Truth be Told….or Not? Read More »
At first mention, many people immediately assume that resentment in the workplace has to do with the emotions some individuals experience over certain people getting promotions or raises instead of themselves. In some cases this does apply, however there is also a much more insidious way in which the emotion of resentment enters the playing
The Unseen Bane of the Workplace – Resentment Read More »
