Staying Out There

There are lots of ways for keeping the economy from bullying us around. We can’t change him or make him go away. But we don’t have to hide from him either. We can just change our reactions to him so that we can stay out there. And even better – act boldly – right in front of the big bully himself.

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Dumb Rules

Dumb rules can hurt a business or organization of any kind. Does your business have any dumb rules?

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Ready?

Two weeks down. One to go. One BIG week. Costing employers as much as $1.7 billion in productivity. How many hundreds or thousands might it cost you? What if you…

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Young Patrick & The Leprechaun

PDF Long long ago, in the faraway land of Great Britain, lived a boy named Patrick. When he was 16, Irish raiders invaded his wealthy family’s estate. He was kidnapped…

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12 Ways to Warm Cold Cuts

Part #6 of a series on managing tough times. Layoffs. Reductions in pay and benefits. More work to do with fewer people and resources. Decisions perceived as good for the…

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More! More! I Need More Help!

Note from Jan: This is part 5 of a  series on managing tough times. For full benefit, I encourage you to read the articles in sequence. For your convenience, here are…

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