WikiLeaks scares and intrigues me. In case you are wondering exactly what it is, WikiLeaks is a website that published anonymous submissions and leaks of sensitive governmental, corporate, organizational, or religious documents, while attempting to preserve the anonymity and untraceability …
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What is your relationship with your vendors? How comfortable would you be if the roles were suddenly switched, and your vendors were now your clients? Are you squirming just a little bit? Then your vendor treatment could probably use some …
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Today’s the first day back at work after a long holiday weekend. It also happens to be Cyber Monday, the online equivalent of the day-after-Thanksgiving retail shopping phenomenon Black Friday. According to research performed this month by CareerBuilder, 29 percent …
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Sustaining team motivation during the holiday season is a tall order. After all, your team members would probably rather be anywhere else than at work, and it’s difficult to keep them duly focused on the tasks at hand. What can …
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I don’t know about you, but I’m sure glad this round of the political cycle is over. It seemed like you couldn’t turn on the TV, open a newspaper, or browse the interwebs without encountering negative political ads bashing candidates …
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The Nation sums up Congressman Heath Shuler like this: A chiseled ex-football star and devout Southern Baptist from the Smoky Mountains of Western North Carolina (WNC), Shuler was the prize recruit of Rahm Emanuel’s class of ’06. Despite his conservative …
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Micromanaging is defined as insisting on having a say in an employee’s work at every opportunity, and every manager does it to some extent. Why? Primary reasons include the belief that you can do a task better yourself and the …
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