Life has a wicked curveball. You don’t need me to tell you that. And you probably have little need for a lot of the cliches that always seem to come one’s way when life takes an unfortunate turn. Cliches like, “when the going gets tough, the tough get going,” or “when one door closes, another […]
Guest Post: The Schools and Institutions That Offer Programs and Courses for CNA Training
Anthony asked if I could publish one of his articles on my Smart Weight Gain blog. I like guest bloggers, so I said yes. But after reading his article, I changed my mind – it really had no relevant to my Smart Weight Gain blog. Still, looking at it again… It seemed to me that this would be a […]
Change Management Is Dead – Transforming Culture Is the Future
Change is Transformation When faced with the rise of different technologies, significant changes in supply and demand, unexpected competition, lack of revenue or other major shifts in how they do business, they need to stay competitive. Transforming culture is designed to be organization-wide and enacted over a set time. A shift in the business culture […]
Process Improvement and Management: How to Improve Business Processes
By Frank Payne, Improvement is always on the minds of business owners and management teams. According to a case study written by Gary A. Rummler, founder of Rummler-Brache Group, to make a significant difference in an organization’s results, the current processes must be identified and weaknesses addressed. Rummler paired up with Allan P. Brache in […]
Stop the Hiring and Firing: Reducing Employee Turnover Is Possible
By Frank Payne, Consider this. The average cost of replacing an employee is estimated at $3,700! Although that is a staggering amount there is something that can be done. Reducing employee turnover is conceivable. No, you cannot eliminate the turnover but there are steps that can be taken to minimize the collateral damage. The bottom […]
Today’s Working Woman’s Wardrobe: Do You Still Say Yes To The Dress?
By Karen Keller, It’s no secret that what you wear says a lot about who you are, your self-esteem, and your professionalism. Additionally, your work clothes “brand” your image on the job. So if you want to be taken seriously and be successful in your career, you have to dress accordingly. But you don’t have […]
Should You Go Back to School? 4 Factors to Consider
An article published earlier this month showed that more than half of recent graduates from college did not receive a job offer prior to graduation, regardless of their undergraduate major. September 2010 data showed that the average length of unemployment was more than eight months. Scary statistics such as these have left many wondering if […]
How Many Ways Can You Hurt Your Career?
I had an interesting conversation with a c-worker that revolved around how another co-worker was hurting his career. The actions in particular had to do with his facebook page and his work performance. His work performance of late has been slipping while, evidently, his postings have been increasing – with comments about doing this and […]
Personal Power – How to Tap Into Yours
By Cindy Dachuk Understanding the principles behind the concept of Personal Power, along with your sources of power, are important contributors to your achieving what you want in life. It is often through our sense of powerless in situations that we undermine our belief in ourselves, leading us to work in ways that support others, […]
Excellence – Just a Little Better Than Average
By Dave Bowman, It’s so easy to be average at something – anything. And so we see the freeway of life packed with ordinary performers trying to figure out how they can win life’s extraordinary rewards. But so many will only wonder why they’ve never won them. Of course, there’s nothing wrong with being average, […]
“I love mankind. It’s people I can’t stand!”
Harvey Mackay is a source of great wisdom and advice. I have used his experiences, his knowledge and taken his advice – via his books – to better myself and achieve much of the success, such as they are, that I have attained in my life thus far. In many ways, I have adopted him […]
Online etiquette flubs could crush your career
More than three-quarters of HR executives said in a recent survey that technology-related gaffes can be hazardous to your job. By Anne Fisher, FORTUNE — Dear Annie: I absolutely agree with your post about office distractions like March Madness being no big deal, but it reminded me of a question I’ve been meaning to ask […]
Career Management: Is the Boss Bad? Or Is It You?
by Dorothy Tannahill Moran, Recently, in a Linked In group associated with HR, someone posted a discussion that well over 2400 people commented on. The flavor of the discussion was: Why is it so hard to find good employees? It’s like a standoff between the frowning faces of the boss and the employee. Both are thinking […]
Five Signs You’re a Bad Boss .
By Diana Middleton, When the number of employees Matt Kaplan managed at a lab at the University of Arizona in Tucson mushroomed from six to 30, the school called in a management coach to make sure he was prepared. What he learned surprised him–his employees thought he was distant and didn’t trust their work. “The […]
5 Ways to Be More Positive At Work
By Gena Yuvette Davis Let’s face it: It has been a tough economic recession and with companies continuing to downsize it can be difficult to have a positive attitude. You are doing more with less, you are stressed and you are not always feeling your best. It is said that it takes more energy to […]
