Archive for July, 2010
Letter To The Editor
Sunday, July 25th, 2010
Today, I am submitting a letter to my local newspaper. The reason I am including it my blog is because I believe that it is relevant to all Human Resource people everywhere, especially for those of you who are in the public sector. One more time, I ask the question, “Where is the common sense, [...]
Lessons From The Movies Part 2
Monday, July 19th, 2010I just watched Invictus, the movie about President Mandela using the 1995 Rugby World Cup to unite his country. His challenge was to alleviate the white citizens’ fears while not losing the black citizens support. The South African Sports Committee had already moved to eliminate the Rugby team’s name and colors because they signified apartheid to [...]
This Oldie Is Still A Goodie
Saturday, July 10th, 2010The year is 1896. General Electric is one of the 12 companies listed on the DOW. Besides still being listed on the DOW, GE was considered the largest company in the world by Forbes magazine in 2009. General Electric has over 304,000 employees. In the depth of the current recession, GE earned $30 billion. Even during these dark [...]
What Winners Do To Be Winners
Sunday, July 4th, 2010Do you know what winners do to be winners? I’ve told people whom I have trained over the years that the answer to this question has always been available in the Sunday paper. I was reminded of that fact today – the cover story of USA Weekend was, “Winning American Style.” In the article, we get the advice [...]