Employee Hot Fudge Training
A Denny?s Restaurant may not seem the most likely place to go after a night of ?liquid enjoyment? but that?s where a friend of mine and I found ourselves more [...]
Sep, 30
2010
Sep, 20
2010
Are Company Retreats All Wet?
Are company retreats in danger of becoming the equivalent of running a sprinkler system in the rain?? These gatherings aren?t necessarily about creative thought but rather getting people to fall [...]
Sep, 15
2010
Oprah Takes Audience for a Mind Trip
A man and a woman go to dinner on a first date.? They agree to split the bill.? At the end of the meal, the man pulls out a buy [...]
Sep, 13
2010
When Your Bank Acts Like a Robber
When your someone from Wachovia Bank leaves you a phone message that you need to call about your account, it?s a reason to panic. The first thing that comes to [...]
Sep, 6
2010
Corporate Buying: When to Pinch Pennies
The pressure to save money is forcing some organizations to question every purchase.? That can mean a lot of extra work for someone.? When should you look to save and [...]
Sep, 1
2010
Rock On! Lessons from a DJ
While I college I once worked on the radio as a disc jockey.? Okay, by work, I don?t really mean, ?paid.?? And by radio, I?m talking about a campus station. [...]
Aug, 16
2010
Part 2: How to Lose Customers & Blow Sales
You Over Call: If you get someone?s business card and it contains multiple ways to contact them, then don?t use all of them at once.? It?s little like being stalked [...]
Aug, 4
2010
Are Your Employees Ready to Jump Ship?
If you run a business or rely heavily on your staff, then you should be worried.? Deloitte had just released its annual Ethics and Workplace Survey. It found that a [...]
Aug, 3
2010
What a Stuffed Puppy Taught Me…
I?m not the kind of guy who visits many craft fairs.? So perhaps that?s my excuse for believing that a stuffed animal was actually a dog. The dog appeared to [...]
Jul, 15
2010
Does the Employee Kitchen Kill Productivity
Many employees get the most emotional about their organizations when it comes to complaining about the company kitchen.? It?s not a matter of microwaves but rather having to deal with [...]