Archive for February, 2010
Dilbert Nails It Again
Friday, February 26th, 2010Pointy Haired Boss to Junior Engineer: “Asok, the company isn’t growing, and no one is quitting in this economy. Your only hope for promotion is if a senior engineer dies.”
Dilbert to Wally with Asok listening in: “I joined a Gym.”
Asok screaming: “No-ooo!”
So….Human Resources – Are you listening? Dilbert should be required reading for all of [...]
How Your Company Can Become The Best Company To Work For
Saturday, February 20th, 2010 If you study those companies who achieve the status of being “the best companies to work for,” there seems to be one common denominator: Culture. For example, Dreamworks is all about “collaboration and openness.” Qualcomm is about “where good people can do their best work.”
So, HR people – want to get to that “table?” I [...]
I Love You, Liz Ryan
Saturday, February 13th, 2010Yes, I do. I am smitten. I don’t even know her, but I know that I love her. Did you see her list of “The 10 Management Practices to Axe?” How can you not love her? Well, maybe not, if you are the perpetrator of such practices. Here is her list for your review…
1. Forced [...]
Reinventing Yourself Can Be Profitable
Sunday, February 7th, 2010Smart enterprises don’t rest on their laurels or listen to their own propaganda. Too many times I have sat in staff meetings and heard executives talking to themselves and continue down that same old road instead of listening to their customers. Certain Starbucks stores recently started doing this….
What they found out was this – their [...]