Yesterday at Yankee Stadium, a memorial was erected for the late owner of the New York Yankees, George Steinbrenner. What Mr. Steinbrenner did for baseball, his community, and communities around the Tampa area (where he hailed from) will live on...
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Building a Successful Internship Program
What does it take to build a successful internship program? Here are some items to consider1. A structured job description of the internship2. Key relationship development with the interns and management3. A solid interview process for placement4. A strong relationship...
Management vs Management Interns
Q: I've had trouble filling a management position recently; I'm either getting people who are too qualified, live too far away, or not qualified enough. What do you suggest?A: Perhaps the answer lies in providing internship opportunities to those wanting...
Joba Chamberlain – 8th Inning or Not – Situational Leadership
Sometimes people on your staff aren't suited for particular roles, and it is management's job to ensure that their employees are not put in roles that they cannot handle.In baseball, the 8th inning role for pitchers generally is given to...
Derek Jeter’s Double Plays – HR in Baseball
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...
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...
Managing to Do Nothing
One of my all-time great insults was when I told someone that indeed they were a manager - they managed to do nothing.As managers, there is a fine line between managing and leading and doing too much work that can...
Inflexible Holiday Schedules
Today marks an anomaly on the workplace calendar; a holiday celebrated as a federal holiday the day after the holiday has taken place. This kind of thing typically happens when a holiday falls on a Sunday.Unlike some workplaces, where holidays...
Spending Money to Make Money – Freelancers and Interns
One of the challenges of entrepreneurship is knowing when to bring others on board to assist. Over the 5 years I've been doing consulting, I've always been a one-man show and have used contractors to assist with web development and...