My Boss is Difficult

My Boss is Difficult

My boss is difficult. We've all been there! Don't leave, learn to partner with the difficult boss instead. Smile and forge ahead. You won't be sorry.

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Keepin’ My Head Up

Keepin’ My Head Up

Ego: My point here is we've all worked with these people, yes? Some days I still do. You know that person who wants you to feel bad about yourself because they feel bad about themselves.

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New Year, Same Story

New Year, Same Story

My blog used to be called "Adventures in Management" because I felt like I spent most of my time moving from one crisis to the next.

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WHERE HAVE ALL THE GOOD FOLKS GONE?

WHERE HAVE ALL THE GOOD FOLKS GONE?

I posted an ad recently, one in a long line of many over the years. Thankfully we're growing fast! But, each time I post an ad, I have to try hard to make it super nice. But sometimes I want to get straight to the point, but no! I might hurt someone's feelings. Why is everyone so P.C. anyway nowadays? What happened to tell it like it is? Will I have to tiptoe around your feelings when you miss a deadline, mispronounce something or forget how to spell. Lordy, I hope not!

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DOES ANYONE ACTUALLY SNAILMAIL ANYMORE?

DOES ANYONE ACTUALLY SNAILMAIL ANYMORE?

I've had some very interesting phone calls with people. Many end the same way, can't get the right person on the phone, or I do. Then it's the sales part of the call. Some say, meh, not interested, or ya, send me a demo. But what do you do when they ask you, wait for it... to SNAILMAIL it? They actually say, can you mail it? Wait... what? What is this Snailmail you speak of? Then it's barked at me, "I don't do email"! MMMMMMMMMMkay, that's cool. Don't you wonder if I Snailmailed it?

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Humans? or Robots? You Decide

by Jerry Lademan When you think of the word “curator”, the image that jumps to mind may be someone pouring over dusty artifacts in a museum or library, deciding what…

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