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Monthly Archives: December 2012

A Most Unfortunate Blend

December 31, 2012

A village was planning a gala New Year’s Eve celebration.  Every inhabitant of the village was asked to contribute a …

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Our 2012 Top Ten

December 27, 2012

. Based on page views, the top posts from the year… Enjoy! #10:  Kissing While Driving (March 5) #9: 7 …

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Merry Now. Happy Always.

December 24, 2012

And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? …

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There Is No Crying In Performance Reviews!

December 20, 2012

As a manager, one of the tasks that is usually part of the job is giving feedback in the form …

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Crushed!

December 17, 2012

Alice was sitting in the waiting room for her first appointment with a new dentist. Looking around the waiting room, …

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Keepin’ the Dream Alive

December 13, 2012

It was twenty years ago. I was a manager of a department in a corporate office outside of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. …

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Not Simpler

December 10, 2012

“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” — Albert Einstein Let’s talk performance management. What; no? …

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Action Without Action

December 6, 2012

I have decided to do nothing. To take no action. To go with the flow. To wait things out. To …

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The Barber Did It

December 3, 2012

William H. Johnson was a barber in the mid-1800s. More specifically, William H. Johnson was a free black, prior to …

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