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Fonts: Choosing Wisely
Choosing a font is something that most of us give little thought to. After all, most fonts are more or less the…
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How Does an Organization Change?
Most of us have a mental image of how an organization changes over time. For many of us it is a dated scenario in which top management emerges from a closed-door meeting with a new direction for the organization, which they announce to employees and which rolls down the organization like a waterfall with every person falling into line to adhere to the new marching…
Rewarding Employees from Afar
With the changing nature of work today, managers have to adapt to new circumstances for recognizing employee performance. Employees are increasingly more empowered to make decisions and the workplace itself is being redefined to include telecommuting, flexible working hours and job sharing. Many organizations are also moving to decentralized operations in which an employee's manager may physically be located at a different facility or even…
Can We Trust?
On Sunday, I sent out an email to all the people on my lists. The email contained a very simple message, "Peace be upon you." I wasn't prepared for the reaction. I got an avalanche of replies.
Business Expenses
Business Expenses In general, the IRS Code No. 162 allows deductions for all necessary and ordinary expenses your you incur while carrying on business transactions for the purpose of earning income. Following is a list of the most prevalent expenses.
Bob Nelson on Recognition: Why Managers Dont Recognize Their Employees
Although the concept of positive reinforcement and the related principle that you get what you reward are well-founded in the psychology literature, the effective use of positive reinforcement by practicing managers is uneven and often totally lacking in day-to-day business operations. My Ph.D. study explored the conditions that enable or inhibit the use by managers of non-monetary recognition (NMR). The Study
