Archive for August, 2006

Amen, Sister!!

Wednesday, August 16th, 2006

Check out this article on the Escape from Cubicle Nation website. I couldn’t have said it better, myself!

http://www.escapefromcubiclenation.com/get_a_life_blog/2006/05/open_letter_to_.html

Dagwood goes Downtown

Sunday, August 6th, 2006

One of the best things about my new job is lunch. (more…)

How do you recover leadership and credibility after you’ve killed morale?

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006

Work in a bad environment? Feeling blue about your job? Stressful layoffs, reorgs, and company politics getting you down? That’s ok — have a snack on the company — free junk-food (laced with anti-depressants) will make all your worries go away. Any company willing to invest its own money in bulk junk food clearly values you, so munch away on us!
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Sleazy is as Sleazy Does

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

My mind is really racing today for a variety of reasons that I want to touch on in later posts. It is too much to put down in one post, and it is all a jumble in my brain. Still, I’m too excited to keep it internalized, so I want to touch on my thoughts now, before they fade. Then, I can focus on each one and fully develop them later.

I came up with the title for this post on the bus home today, and I’m not entirely sure it fits. I guess what I am trying to convey is that it doesn’t matter what you say or how many shiny pamphlets of The Company’s fabulous values you produce – as the leaders of a company (or any kind of leader – a parent, a sports coach, a member of the neighborhood association) it is what you DO that people notice and remember. If what you DO doesn’t match that shiny pamphlet or your teary-eyed heart felt speech, then you will be viewed as a person who lacks integrity. People may continue to follow you – to a point – for money or whatever agenda they have. However, they won’t take any risks for you, they certainly will not trust you, and they will never be loyal to you. To put it in the words of the movie “Office Space” they will only do enough to not get fired, and most of them are probably polishing their resumes, surfing the help wanted ads in their spare time, or gunning for your job behind your back.
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