Push Back.During an interview a few years ago, I benignly asked a candidate, “Have you ever had to push back against a difficult manager?”He responded,“Once my no-good boss yelled at me and got all up…
Well, sort of.My degree in Marketing did not prepare me for my two careers, Retail Management and Human Resources. However, the college experience did prepare me with — or should I say introduced me to…
YES!College classes helped me realize my goal of being a high school football coach and director of live plays.. After spending the first seven years of my career doing that, I applied the leadership skills…
Yes! My junior year I enjoyed a marketing class taught by a former VP of Marketing for RJ Reynolds. He knew both theory and practice and used many anecdotal stories from his real world business…
I recently attended a webinar given by the Law Firm of Ogletree Deakins in regards to Ebola and what employers need to know. The presentation described how an employer’s actions could have implications with the…
Yes – but in a circuitous way.When a colleague asked me to write on this topic, I thought to myself, “Man that was a long time ago!” I am so glad I do not have…
Before you begin a telecommuting program, ask your management team three questions:1) Does the job lend itself to a telecommuting arrangement?Is your company using a secure cloud system that the worker can log into easily?Does…