One of my favorite Dilbert cartoons has a technology support person in a superhero costume who tries to summon his super powers achieved through his certification process and realizes that he has no competency to fix the computer – only the certification, and is quite embarrassed. You need…
. . . . a little respect. According to an article in HBR “The Leadership Behavior That’s Most Important to Employees”, demonstrating respect is at the top of the list. The article goes on to say that “. . . even when leaders know that showing respect is…
In my first job in this country, I bought a PC in sub-components because an entire PC would have been a capital purchase (over $10,000). I then wrote a GL application in Lotus123 that reduced the month end closing process from 4.5 days to less than 4 hours,…
Since this is Memorial Day weekend (in the US), we thought we would delay our regular blog post that we had planned, and give a big thank you to all those who have chosen to serve in the armed forces and defend our country. We hope you have a safe holiday weekend…
According to an article in HBR “CEOs need to pay attention to Employer Branding”, the war for talent is on once again. As unemployment has dropped significantly, employers are fighting for top talent. “In a recent 2015 survey, 73% of CEOs reported being concerned about the availability of…