This is a great video from Tom Peters about what can really be the cause of problems: He cites a few examples of people who tried to hide their mistakes and how the attempted cover-ups led to more problems. Mr. Peters advice when you mess up is to “[m]ake those responses positive, quick, and overwhelming.” [...]
What Impression Do You Make?
March 1, 2010 By 2 Comments
Over the weekend, I read a very moving eulogy on BusinessWorks…, a blog written by Hal Alpiar. The tribute is to a gentleman named Butch Taras. While no picture was provided, I felt as though I could “see” Butch. Here’s a snippet of the description provided: “…Butch was a leader through and through because he [...]
"Job Fit Should be the Goal"
September 8, 2009 By 7 Comments
I read an awesome post over on TalentedApps called Promotions and Job Fit. The post set forth the concept that job fit, not promotion, should be what people ought to strive for in terms of work fulfillment (hence the title of today’s post here). As it usually is with me, I thought of the post’s [...]
False Job References
August 30, 2009 By 2 Comments
There are companies that will (for a fee) pretend to be former employers and provide references? Seriously!? It was a long time before I could pick my jaw off my keyboard after reading about this. This is just unconscionable, unscrupulous, despicable… for both the companies that provides the service and the people who use them. [...]
