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The 4 to 5 Hour Work Day – Part 1
I was talking with a colleague the other day about how the 9-5 workday for business professionals needs to be dead and buried. A lot of our woes of society (traffic, job fatigue, stress) could be averted if the work...
When You Need to Make a Change, Join the Straight Edge Society
A WWE wrestling faction a few years ago called the Straight Edge Society would go around beating up people to convince them that they needed to live a straight life and avoid alcohol and drugs. It's leader, CM Punk, has...
Hire Now and Avoid The Fire Later
Hiring and firing are sometimes very tough to do, but it is better to hire before the "fire" hits your business. For example, let's say you know that you are going to have seasonal upturns in your business or a...
Are you a snowhole driver?
snowhole - n. - 1. a driver who decides to leave snow on the roof of their car because they are a jerk and too lazy to clean it off 2. A driver who takes unnecessary extreme speed changes (slow...
Are you an AA, BB, CC, DD, or FF Contact or Networker?
With all of the ways to communicate, the type of person you are as a communicator and can impact how successful you are at growing your network. What grade would you give yourself? Let's look at the different type of...
Innovation Begins Inside
When I talk to fellow entrepreneurs as well as those employed by a corporation, the resounding reoccurring theme and commentary on innovation is that it begins inside of a company, not outside of it. Many people turn to consultants and...
Create some Pinterest in Your Company or People
Pinterest is the newest social media site that allows you to pin pictures of items, people, and products to create links to them in a visual way. From an HR perspective, Pinterest could be used to 1. Promote classes you...
Giving People a Taste of Your Business
How do people know whether or not they should frequent your business? Do you have a good website? Do you advertise? From an HR perspective, some people need to hear you in action or see you live in order to...
Committ-ee! – The Value of Committees
I've been on committees over the years and I must say that the value of them is suspect. A good committee commits to creating a solution to a problem, where most committees I've encountered should be called Committ-ees because they...