Dazed and Confused: Why you should have an orientation program
Today, my six year old daughter attended a swim camp for the first time. We arrived at 7:30 a.m. (!) and after looking confused on
August 24, 2010
Lessons from JetBlue’s Steven Slater: how to leave a lousy job without torpedoing a bridge
The big news from last week was JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater. Slater made global headlines after pulling the ultimate employee hissy fit after a
August 17, 2010
Demotivation: how to make your life as a leader more challenging
“Catch people doing something right” was Ken Blanchard’s (The One Minute Manager) advice to leaders who wanted to motivate and engage their teams. Blanchard’s philosophy
August 12, 2010
Hiring a hitman? Now that’s extreme employee loyalty.
Well, this post is one for the bizarro-files. For the past few years, many organizations have been wringing their hands about the rapidly declining sense
August 9, 2010
Lessons from the Word Cup: how to push your agenda
As the offspring of a rugby football player, I have to confess that following soccer was not something that was encouraged. Growing up in the
July 13, 2010
Public Mobile CEO learns: shoot your mouth off early, enjoy egg on your face later
Public Mobile CEO Alek Krstajic went on recorded making cracks about rival Wind Mobile’s challenges with “dead zones” in their network coverage. And then, good
July 7, 2010
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