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Don’t Call My Baby Ugly – And Other Pieces Of Advice For Media Reps
Read more: Don’t Call My Baby Ugly – And Other Pieces Of Advice For Media RepsI received good news this week, as a friend and former co-worker announced they were taking a new job. New jobs, any job during this downturn of the economy is a reason to celebrate. And in her case, I believe she’s moving on to a good job with a really good company, which makes it…
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Discussions on workplace ethics – WORK ethic
Read more: Discussions on workplace ethics – WORK ethicEthics are a very common subject for conversations right now. Issues that we face in this country and with our elected officials places ethics on many American’s mind. Me too, though for a few moments I’d like to talk about a different ethic – work ethic.
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Leadership lessons from Captain Tom Hanks
Read more: Leadership lessons from Captain Tom HanksToday must be a Tom Hanks kind of day, I’ve come to the conclusion. I start my morning off most days reading at least two newspapers to catch up on what is happening in the world. In one of those newspapers, they always highlight a celebrity birthday – and today, July 9 is Tom Hanks’…
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Tough And Competent Leadership To Help Solve Problems
Read more: Tough And Competent Leadership To Help Solve ProblemsIs it wrong to have a man-crush on an 86 year old dude? Well, if loving Gene Kranz is wrong, then I guess I don’t want to be right.
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The funeral challenge – what do you want said at your funeral
Read more: The funeral challenge – what do you want said at your funeralThere are all kinds of silly internet challenges that happen seemingly every week. From the Tide Pod Challenge to the Mannequin Challenge, there are countless ways to numb your brain and have absolutely nothing tangible or important as a result from it once complete; assuming of course you don’t kill yourself doing it.
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Broadcast TV has given up trying to get audiences to watch advertising commercials
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Read more: Broadcast TV has given up trying to get audiences to watch advertising commercialsHas broadcast TV just decided to give up? It is very difficult right now for broadcast and cable tv as their market continues to erode. But I’ve noticed a disturbing trend tonight as I was watching NBC’s show Manifest.
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My tribute to baseball player Kevin Youkilis and how he can help save our country
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Read more: My tribute to baseball player Kevin Youkilis and how he can help save our countryTo this day, Kevin Youkilis is still one of my favorite baseball players of all time. You say you’ve never heard of him? Well….. In the early 2000s when the Boston Red Sox were reemerging as a baseball powerhouse, “Youk” as he was called was in the middle of it. So allow me a moment…
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Festivus and the commercialization of Christmas
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Read more: Festivus and the commercialization of ChristmasFans of the 90s sitcom Seinfeld know what I’m referring to, the celebration of Festivus which was featured in the ninth season. The show that was about nothing managed to make something out of nothing with the faux holiday celebrating the over commercialization of Christmas. Ironically, the celebration about commercialization is itself a well commercialized…
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Local journalism vs. the ‘milking’ of profits by corporate owners
Read more: Local journalism vs. the ‘milking’ of profits by corporate ownersThis is the time of year when people reflect on their circumstance in life, and often times give thanks for their many blessings. The end of year ritual has not eluded me, as I sit here thinking about many aspects of my life as the holiday season begins. For my work life, the past year…
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Changing your customer service culture to change your future profits
Read more: Changing your customer service culture to change your future profitsFocusing on the customer is easy to say, but harder than you’d think to pull off. It always sounds good in a conference room, during some management retreat or even on the plaque you place in the lobby of your company. But once you actually introduce the customer into the equation, it gets difficult.
