Don’t be afraid to give out ideas. Don’t hog it. Give it away, for you’d be surprised to find that somehow it’ll come back to you for the better.
I was asked two days ago to give some comments about a contest that Head Office were supposed to be doing for my workplace. The contest was [...]
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Coming Up With Ideas
Posted in Management, tagged Contest, Ideas, Proposal on 10 June 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Adding Extra Time To Your Day
Posted in Management, Raves, tagged Commodity, Control, Manage, Time on 9 December 2008 | 1 Comment »
Has this ever happened to you?
You start your day thinking you have all the time in the world to finish your project and meet the deadline.
Then you check your e-mail…
Then the phone rings…
Then you find out it’s your turn to make the company coffee run…
Then you make the mistake of asking your co-worker (the really [...]
Unrealistic Expectations
Posted in Management, Rants, tagged Anxiety, Balance, Bold, Bosses, Depression, Expectations, Fortune, Guilt, Self-esteem, Stress, Unrealistic on 5 November 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Earlier I mentioned about being short of the boss’ expectations, which I feel is prevalent in most corporations today. It seems ironic that when society in general becomes more advanced, the more pressured it is in some of our expectations.
You would have thought that bosses today would be more exposed to better schools of thinking [...]
A Smart Dog, But Still Only A Dog
Posted in Humour, Management, tagged Clever, Dog, Expectations, Humour, Smart, Stupid on 3 November 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lifted from my mentor’s blog.
A butcher watching over his shop is really surprised when he sees a dog coming inside the shop. He shoos him away. But later, the dog is back again. So, he goes over to the dog and notices it has a note in its mouth.
He takes the note and it reads [...]
16 Reasons To Serve Beer At The Office
Posted in Humour, Management, tagged Beer, Humour, Office on 2 November 2008 | Leave a Comment »
1. It’s an incentive to show up.
2. It leads to more honest communications.
3. It reduces complaints about low pay.
4. Employees tell management what they think, not what they want to hear.
5. It encourages car pooling.
6. Increase job satisfaction because if you have a bad job, you don’t care.
7. It eliminates vacations because people would ra [...]
Just For Laughs – Stress Management
Posted in Humour, Management, tagged Humour, Stress on 1 November 2008 | 1 Comment »
I guess you’ve had a rough week, probably like me. So here’s a seven-step stress management technique that was recommended in the latest psychological texts. It really works.
1. Picture yourself near a stream.
2. Birds are softly chirping in the cool mountain air.
3. No one but you knows your secret place.
4. You are in total seclusion [...]
New Lexicons For Business
Posted in Humour, Management, tagged Business, Humour, Lexicon on 24 October 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I think a lot of people might get confused with all the terms being bandied about in newspapers and magazines, now that the economy is expected to slide downhill for the time being. Maybe this will help clear your minds properly.
CEO – Chief Embezzlement Officer.
CFO – Corporate Fraud Officer.
BULL MARKET – A random market movement [...]
Handling Complaints And Anger
Posted in Management, Rants, tagged Affection, Anger, Calm, Collected, Complaint, Cool, Customer, Display, Outburst, Public, Scorpion, Tirade on 23 October 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, a customer walked into my office and without warning, started to shout at me about the behaviour of one of my staff. He was literally cursing my staff in front of me and even threatened to blow the matter up bigger if he didn’t get a satisfactory answer (we’ll come to that shortly). Some [...]
Appreciating Your Job
Posted in Management, Ramblings, tagged Appreciation, Job on 21 October 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The best way to appreciate your job, is to imagine yourself without one.
Oscar Wilde
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