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Bullying and Boundaries
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| If you are the victim of bullying the chances are that you think the opening quote is harsh and unfair and not applicable to you. But I’d like you to think about it a little more…and realize how liberating it is in reality. It means that you can CHOOSE how to react to the actions of a bully. |
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Nature vs Nurture
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| Thedrum beat continues over the remarks Lawrence H. Summers, president of Harvard University, made at a conference in January. Simply put, he questioned women’s aptitude for science and math compared to that of men’s. In fairness, he also spoke aboutdiscrimination and thedifferences in socialization of the sexes but it is his question of aptitude that keeps the subject alive anddebated. |
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Wising up to the world today!
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| “What the world needs now is wise leadership.”
These were the opening remarks of Peter Webb, Coach Psychologist Consultant, whose lecture I attended at a recent conference for leadership coaches. Move aside emotional intelligence! The next big thing to hit the work place is how to acquire wisdom.
Peter’s comments were both provocative and insightful. I should like to share some of them with you.
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Developing African Capital Markets
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| In his introductory remarks, moderator John Hanson, Managing Editor, Business & Financial Times, Ghana, noted that African development needed capital, yet capital is very scarce. The answer is for the continent to develop well functioning capital markets. There has been some progress, but not enough, due to many barriers. |
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Employee Motivation, Don Imus, and Team Building: Five Secrets of Motivated Teams
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| Don Imus, a shock jock (someone who shocks their listening audience by saying outrageous statements), was fired from his jobs on WCBS radio and MSNBC television for crossing the line of decency and making racist and sexist remarks regarding the Rutgers University women's basketball team. From a team building and employee motivational point of view, there are tidbits of motivational wisdom to be learned from this situation. |
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Rudeness at Work
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| How important is it to you that people be polite at work? A professor of psychology at West Chester University in Pennsylvania conducted a study all about rudeness in the workplace. Jennifer Bunk found that about 75 percent of workers say they’re treated rudely at least once a year. That can mean anything from being ignored by the boss or hearing snide remarks from coworkers. |
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Caught In the Act!
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| I have worked relentlessly to keep this Blog apolitical. For at least two reasons: (1) We are about enterprise management. (With a few VT farm pictures thrown in from time to time.) (2) When a Blog "turns political," then intemperate remarks become the norm—I have spent the better part of the last two months beating up people of every stripe over intemperate language used concerning our presidential candidates.
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Ten Ways to Avoid Customer Contact
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| A sarcastic but all too true look at how some websites make it difficult to contact them. Don't be a victim of these pitfalls - unless you want to. |
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What Is Inside Of You? Peace and Happiness? Or Stress and Turmoil?
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| Yesterday, I saw Jack LaLanne on a television program. Yes, the 94-year old fitness expert and inspiration to millions and millions of people is still going strong. In the closing remarks for the interview, Jack left his audience with the following thought. “You are responsible for everything you do - both on the outside and also inside of you.” |
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AHA Redux: A Matter of Leadership!
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| I began my remarks to the American Hospital Association last week with an outline of the situation as I saw it. I called the outline "Principal Management & Leadership (as opposed to Policy) Issues." |
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Are You Worrying about Retention During the Recession? You'd Better Be!
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| Is retention an issue for your company? Recently when I've asked this question of folks, their immediate response is a loud "NO" quickly followed by "employees are lucky to have a job right now. We don't have to worry about retaining them. They aren't going anywhere." In a sarcastic tone, I quickly retort with something like, if you were to lose a good employee right now, what would that turnover cost you? After they try to calculate it and get crazy numbers that are so far off base, I'll share the simple rule of thumb of 50 - 150% of the employee's annual salary. Can you afford that expense to hit the bottomline right now just to lose one employee? If that isn't enough to make you think about retention right now, let's talk a little more about the impact of losing even more employees when the economy picks up and the labor market is shor |
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