by dustin | Apr 14, 2006 | Business Management, Human Resources
David Maister points out why he says training is useless. He sums it up: So, let’s summarize, I say. You’ve chosen people who don’t want to do the job, who haven’t demonstrated any prior aptitude for the job, and you are rewarding them for things other than doing the...
by dustin | Mar 3, 2006 | Human Resources, Ideas, Seth Godin, Technology
If you haven’t checked out Squidoo, well it is worth a visit. By searching Seth Godin’s brainchild, I’ve found some great information on HR and ideas for a professional organization to which I belong. Check out my lens when you have a moment. I...
by dustin | Feb 17, 2006 | Human Resources, Personal Brand, Purpose, Society
Use. It’s a word that we use all the time. (sorry, I had no other way to say it) “What’s the use?” “It’s no use.” “I feel used.” “I’m used to that.” “I have no use for that.” Yet I...
by dustin | Feb 3, 2006 | Human Resources, Ideas, Personal Brand, Purpose
Kathy Sierra has written a powerful post that has rippled its way through the blogosphere. You should read her post on Death by Risk Aversion. Kathy makes a great point, but I’m not sure she goes far enough. If you take it a step further, you would not only be...
by dustin | Jan 20, 2006 | Business Management, Human Resources, Seth Godin
Everybody stalls. …but not everyone knows why. I helped a VP of sales set up a program for listing available territories and each territory’s potential customers. The idea was that if they saw the untapped potential (of which the sales manager and CEO were...
by dustin | Oct 21, 2005 | Business Management, Human Resources, Marketing
Corporate recycling programs have gone from exclusive to expected. Many companies today recycle their paper, wood products, metal, ink cartridges, computer equipment, etc.. These items are reshaped or refilled so they can be a renewable source of supply. So businesses...
