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How Can Criticism Improve Your Team’s Performance?

By on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

In my many years in business, I have discovered, what I believe, is one of the biggest mistakes many leaders of people make.  They try to change their people.  They believe focusing on individual weaknesses within the team will improve performance of the team.  They focus their energies and their criticisms on their people’s weakness, [...]

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What is the Key to a Better Job?

By on Monday, July 19th, 2010 | 1 Comment

There is a lot of talk these days about socialism and communism making its way into the free enterprise system in the United States.  People are concerned that our capitalistic society is becoming bogged down with entitlement programs, unmanageable national debt, and heavy taxes.  Here’s a shocker for you.   A type of socialism has been [...]

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Is Prejudice Effecting Your Wallet?

By on Thursday, May 13th, 2010 | 3 Comments

In our world today a lot of press is given to prejudice.  What is prejudice?  There are many definitions of the word.  I would like to refer to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition:   “preconceived judgment or opinion (2)  : an adverse opinion or leaning formed without just grounds or before sufficient knowledge” Even though it receives [...]

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5 Tips on Effective Leadership

By on Sunday, March 21st, 2010 | 1 Comment

Are you in, or aspire to be, in a management position with your company?  Does a group of individuals report to you on a regular basis?  If you are in that position, are you a manager or a leader? There is a difference between leadership and managing.  Many people in a management position don’t have [...]

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Can Fear and Intimidation be an Effective Management Tool?

By on Saturday, March 20th, 2010 | 5 Comments

Have you ever been in the situation where you are ruled by the time clock?  When you are late to work,  you are met with glares and threats from your management.  You better be on time or lose your job!  When production isn’t met, or you make a mistake,  you are threatened, once again, with dismissal [...]

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What 3 Things to Look for in My Perfect Career?

By on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 | No Comments

The year 2009 will be remembered for a long time for being the year of economic downturns.  Jobs, houses, savings have been lost.  Many people have felt the pinch.  People have begun to realize that their jobs are not as secure as they had once thought.  They may be forced to  re-evaluating their goals and  [...]

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