When new employees would start working in my department, I would sit them down the first day and deliver a monologue. I’m not very fond of one-sided conversations (nice oxymoron) but setting expectations is one of the most important things a manager can do. So pull up a chair and welcome to your new gig. Continue reading
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TCP Lets You TCB
One of the things I never quite understand was why companies spend so much time worrying about their businesses and so little time worrying about the people that make those businesses happen. I’ve been in senior management meetings when the subject of office space or a benefit program has come up and the concern is always more about the impact on the bottom line than on people’s lives. Continue reading
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Repeat After Me
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President Obama took his oath of office for a second time yesterday. We won’t debate whether he needed to or not but, as usual, we will discuss the business lesson we can learn from his having done so. Confused yet? Read on! Continue reading
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