If you ignore, misuse, or demean talent within your company—even during this recession—they’ll move on to greener pastures. That’s the overall take home message from BusinessWeek‘s recent article “Five Ways to Ensure Mediocrity in Your Organization.” The magazine details “five of the most insulting leadership practices, the ones that virtually guarantee a business will end [...]
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Is Mediocrity Promoted in Your Office? Don’t Let It Be!
Thursday, May 20th, 2010Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can come back to haunt you.
Thursday, May 6th, 2010Sure, you know the obvious words to avoid using around the office, such as “&*(%^%$*“, “*(&*^&%$” and “%$$*^#@“. But do you know the more subtle words and phrases that might also be damaging your image at work? Yahoo! Hot Jobs recently posted “The Worst Words to Say at Work” that lists nine common words and [...]
