Here Comes the Hammer
A smirky demeanor. An eagerness to deliver bad news. A willingness to be the bad guy. It’s the callousness that might accompany the final step of…
Read the postA smirky demeanor. An eagerness to deliver bad news. A willingness to be the bad guy. It’s the callousness that might accompany the final step of…
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Is it really? I heard a woman severely curse off a Walmart Customer Service representative, while the woman’s 2 year-old child was in tow listening…
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People management as a career carries with it many necessary skill sets. A bit of counseling, a dash of conflict management, a hint of patience and a…
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Try to watch “Law and Order” as if you’ve never seen an episode before. Pretend like those two Bum-Bumps are the first time you’ve heard them. It’s…
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Managing people is a skill. Yes, there are attributes that come easier for some which allow them to manage easier, but the use and refinement of…
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Dance, baby, dance. Get up and move. Shake your thing. That’s it, make it groove. Use your hips. Get down into the floor. Arch your back more.…
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95 years ago women earned the right to vote on a national level in the United States. On August 18, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment of the US…
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Simple: When you do something wrong, say you’re sorry. Whether that action was purposeful or accidental, a sincere apology should be offered to…
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Questions get asked of me often. Various employees will call, email or walk in and ask, “Do you know that other companies give their employees as…
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When Ross and Rachel “took a break,” the reality that the relationship might not last started to sink in. For all of the ways in which Ross had…
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Disappointment is a tough emotion. There isn’t a way to avoid it. If you’re going to work for a living, attend school or have any kind of…
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There has to be a better way to handle inspiration. Doesn’t it seem that at times we ride this escalator to the top of the mountain only to tumble…
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