First, it was a silent hour from 9-10 in the mornings where interruptions from colleagues were banned and you could actually get work done without people popping their head in your door. Then it was casual Fridays, whereby people could come to work comfortably and "get work done" without taking all that extra time to [...]
Here is a smattering of yesterday’s headlines: “Marie Osmond: Faint or Fake?” “Miss Puerto Rico: Pepper-Sprayed or Publicity Stunt?” Then there’s the ongoing Drew Peterson saga and attempted suicide of the brother: Was it the blue-barrel episode that instigated guilt or some other death wish? Intersperse those headlines with the daily litany of politicians spouting [...]
Want to test yourself for email addiction? See how many times you check your email during the Thanksgiving holiday—for business as well as personal. Like Pavlov’s dogs, you may catch yourself clicking open an email every time you hear the “ding” of your email “in-box.” That “ding” and the related chore devours about 2 hours [...]
“We’ll never finish the job on time—especially with the limited resources we’ve been given.” “How come our department always gets all the ‘special’ projects”? “The new associate is nothing like the person she replaced. What was management thinking?” Negative words reflecting negative attitudes from negative people. We’ve all worked with employees who slumped around [...]
Did Oprah get off too lightly? Did her vast popularity as a talk-show host overshadow wrong-doing in the recent sexual abuse scandal in her Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls? I think not. Oprah deserves all the kudos received so far in handling the communication about the situation. If she’d taken any missteps, you can [...]
The CEO of the PR firm gushed when I called to say that I’d decided to accept their proposal, "I’m thrilled to be working with you again! I can hardly wait to get started on the project. We’re a perfect match." Okay, so now we’re six months down the road. The project is over. The [...]
