Economic downturns since the early nineties have made some survivors stronger than they were before - is it possible to gain market share and increase employee satisfaction?
Fast Company recently published an article about Cisco and CEO, John Chambers, who offered several tips for getting through our current tough times.
· Focus on those things that you [...]
· Be on time and look good. Don’t accept the coffee, you can’t afford a spill.
· Dress for success not for a vacation. Make sure you wear your best.
· Speak directly, pleasantly and don’t think aloud. Do not mumble.
· Do not say anything negative about a boss, a coworker, or a company!
· Do not put [...]
Bartenders have been known to be considered gods for the kinds of drinks they pour and have listened to many a prayer, lament and question, but generally ensure that you’ll have sore feet and calves, sticky crap on the bottoms of your shoes, and sleezy people that you will have to engage with.
Besides, how [...]
Here’s another thing I’ve learned. Newspapers are still fun but overall, print media is dead. I don’t say this lightly because I’m a print media girl, but guys, it’s time to wake up and rethink your business. Here’s the thing. I got my Newsweek yesterday – I was dying for it.
I’ve read Newsweek from [...]
The Traditional 401(k)
If you bought $1000 of AIG stock one year ago, it would now be worth about $57.00.
With Washington Mutual, you would have about $4.58 left of your original $1000.
With ‘Fannie Mae’ (FNMA), you would have about $11.34 left.
If you bought Lehman Bros one year ago it would now be almost worthless - less [...]
Payback. Do they have the right? As a vendor to other companies, I have encountered clients who are on the payback route and making life as painful as possible to the vendor by using the economy as a whip. OR they had to lay someone off so we have to pay the price by being [...]
