As a Yankee fan, I am excited for another season here in the Bronx. However, it saddens me to see what appears to be the dramatic decline of skills in the Captain, Derek Jeter. Some reports have blasted him for...
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Manny being Manny – HR in Baseball
Manny Ramirez has now worn out his welcome with two baseball teams - the Boston Red Sox in 2008 and now the Los Angeles Dodgers this year. However, the issue with Manny could have been averted years ago if the...
Attendance in The Classroom and The Workplace
I'm a stickler when it comes to attendance, and my students and former staff are well aware of how irritated I get when someone is late, wants to leave early, or doesn't show up without notice.I think it is very...
Reader Feedback: Best Practices Shared – Work in Non-Peak Hours
On August 12th, I posted a column asking the following questions. Here is feedback from readers, as well as some ideas from me.What activities do you involve your team in during non-peak hours? How can your team be managed more...
Do You Carry Pictures of Dead People in Your Wallet?
The title of today's article is a question one of my friends like to ask people he meets for the first time (or people who he has known for a quite a long time). What does this have to do...
Back to Basics – Appreciation, Respect and Trust
How about respect? Sometimes people are just looking for recognition of their efforts through respecting their time and brain. People want to know that their reputation doesn't need to be proven time and time again. As well, many people long...
Facing Difficult Moments in The Workplace
There are times you feel that you need another voice to calm your storm and no voice is to be found, and it is during these times that the solution is to take a deep breath and realize that you...
Meeting People in Different Contexts and Situations
I always marvel at the surprise or lack of awareness when people run into me or others when it is out of context or out of the normal routine. When people see me at the gym, walking around town, or...
Work During Non-Peak Hours
Some of the greatest waste in organizations comes during non-peak hour employment periods. In retail, especially, certain times of the day require minimal staffing and maximum productivity.Effective operations will do their best to monitor sales per labor hour or similar...
HR in Baseball – Firing The Manager
The Seattle Mariners recently fired their manager, pitching coach, bench coach, and performance coach about 2/3 of the way through an abysmal season. The management of the organization felt that a drastic change needed to take place to recharge a...