Least Educated Workers Suffer Most With Minimum Wage Increase
December 31, 2007
A select few states have set higher minimum wages than the way-too-low federal standard. Among them is Colorado, where minimum wage will increase to $7.02 tomorrow, a 20 percent higher increase than the most recent federal minimum wage increase. Unfortunately,... Read more...
New Year’s Resolution: Get Better
December 31, 2007
While it is true that some people just can’t be lead, more often than not, the situation calls for us to get better. Here’s a Taoist story retold in the leadership classic, Leaders: The Strategies for Taking Charge by Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus: When... Read more...
How to Set Annual Goals (Part 1 of 3)
December 31, 2007
In this cast, we recommend how to start setting annual goals, and why we do not like “SMART” goals. Many managers are going through goal setting efforts right now, for 2008. We get lots of questions about goals, and goal setting, this time... Read more...
Decision-Making - Evaluating Decision Options, part 1 of 3
December 30, 2007
It does not appear as if you are logged-in as a Registered Member. If you were registered and logged-in, you would gain access to the many members-only categories, whitepapers, and models available on the StrategyDriven website. If you have not registered,... Read more...
Communicating Change
December 29, 2007
Response to: Sales Compensation Plan Changes I believe the best way to communicate such changes are to explain how they tie into the long term vision of the organization. This requires that such a vision actually exists (which is often not the case).... Read more...
Eye on the Blogosphere: Friday Edition
December 29, 2007
It’s the last weekend of the year. Holy cow. Did 2007 fly by or what? Seriously, it feels like just yesterday that we rung in the New Year with glasses of champagne and all sorts of wild expectations for the coming year. Well, here we are again.... Read more...
Are You A Bad Boss?
December 28, 2007
Wondering if your employees like you? It’s not something that I have ever paid much mind to, but I suppose it is something worth paying attention to. After all, it is far better to be a good boss who is liked for being fair then to be a bad boss... Read more...
Messy Suit? Give It a Shower
December 28, 2007
I always tell my husband that you should dress for the position you want, not the one you have. And it’s true, although there have been times when following my philosophy made me feel . . . funny. For instance, years ago I was given a beautiful... Read more...
New Year: Good Time to Evaluate Your Business
December 28, 2007
The New Year is a good time to look at your business and decide if things are running the way they should. Look at the challenges you faced in 2007 and make plans for 2008 to address those challenges. USA Today had some great tips for doing just that.... Read more...
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December 28, 2007
It’s almost 2008. Time for making resolutions. For many, that means swearing off bad habits and promising to lose weight. But according to FabJob.com, 77 percent of people who visit their website are resolving to quit their current job and take... Read more...
