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Just Because

I have to say I hate it when people get the attitude of feeling like just because they did something they are entitled to get something else. It’s one of the worst mistakes we make in life I think. It also sets us up for the biggest disappointment. Stop saying “IF I just do this [...]

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Performance Review V 360-degree feedback

I seem to be on this kick lately on dealing with improving manager/subordinate relationships and skills. It may be because in grad school I’m constantly learning about the different methods in dealing with this relationship and the best ways for this interaction to occur. Or it could be that my last couple of managers have [...]

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Why Managers Suck

I think one of the biggest problems in today’s world is managers. Yet everyone out there wants to be a manager. Everyone thinks they can do a better job (and probably can in some cases) than their manager. In a few studies done of why people choose to leave a company, not liking their manager [...]

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Do you say “uh” too much?

Many times we don’t realize how our verbal graffiti words can kill the way we speak. Many people (during the election) talked about how great of a speaker Obama is. Well, opinion’s can change when we start using words that just don’t do anything, but distract from what we are saying. I’m not the best [...]

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