Too many organizations have only one kind of regular meetings, often called a staff meeting. Either once a week or twice a month, people get together for an hour or so of randomly focused discussion about everything from strategy to tactics, from administrative to culture. In the end, little is decided because the the participants [...]
Read More >>Dress code: You are advised to come to work dressed according to your salary. If we see you wearing Prada shoes and carrying a Gucci bag, we will assume you are doing well financially and therefore you do not need a raise. If you dress poorly, you need to learn to manage your money better, [...]
Read More >>We’ve all woken up feeling awful, our heads cloudy and our bodies aching. Yet, when we really should be taking care of ourselves by staying in bed, we instead go to work. This results in a longer period of illness along with spreading our germs to everyone else. So Mr. Manager dude, you are responsible [...]
Read More >>It’s good to dream big. You will get nowhere fast unless you create big dreams, but you must have the courage to make those dreams real. If you hesitate when an opportunity presents itself to you, it may be the fear of failure that makes you procrastinate. Go for it, I’d say.
Read More >>Happy new year. I’ve needed glasses for as long as I can remember. I first started wearing glasses when a teenager and although I never hated them, I never liked them either :-). Later in life I was introduced to contacts and I wore contacts for years even though they were irritating and gave me [...]
Read More >>First, happy new year everyone. Peace on earth, and goodwill to all. Now, if you’ve had a hell of a night partying…. drink up! Water, that is. Drinking plenty of water will help combat all of your unpleasant hangover symptoms, rehydrate your body, as well as flush the wastes from your body. May you live [...]
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