Archives for September, 2009

Selective Benefits and Web Applications

Posted by on Saturday, September 26, 2009 at 4:13 pm. 2 Comments.

Tweet The term “selective benefits” is usually thought of in relation to programs such as welfare as in this definition of selective Benefits: Selective benefits are provided on the basis of a claimant’s income and circumstance. An example of a selective benefit is the Child Tax Credit. We are not all treated alike by the [...]

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As a society declines, it becomes more polarized

Posted by on Saturday, September 26, 2009 at 2:35 pm. Comments are off.

Tweet “As a society declines, it becomes more polarized as factions stake out turf they can cling to. Here, you have a choice. You can either embrace the widening middle ground now opening up between the polarities or exploit the passions on the extremes. Organizations that follow the latter course will look and feel more [...]

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Limits, like fears, are often just an illusion

Posted by on Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 11:38 am. Comments are off.

Tweet “Although I am recognized with this tremendous honor of being in the basketball hall of fame, I don’t look at this moment as a defining end to my relationship with the game of basketball. It is simply a continuation of something I started a long time ago. One day you might look up and [...]

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Candor in a Recession is Even MORE important

Posted by on Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 9:00 am. 1 Comment.

Tweet First a quote from Jack Welch on Candor “There’s still not enough candor in this company. [By that] I mean facing reality, seeing the world as it is rather than as you wish it were. We’ve seen over and over again that businesses facing market downturns, tough competition, and more demanding customers inevitably make [...]

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4th Quarter Bleachers

Posted by on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 11:13 am. Comments are off.

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Ground Zero

Posted by on Friday, September 11, 2009 at 9:50 am. Comments are off.

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Don’t Sandwich Constructive Feedback Because People Aren’t Stupid

Posted by on Sunday, September 6, 2009 at 2:05 pm. Comments are off.

Tweet The “Sandwich Method” of feedback was the first method of constructive criticism I learned as a young manager right out of university. You know it – 1) say something positive then 2) give the constructive criticism and then 3) close with a positive statement. Example: Mary, you are doing a great job on the [...]

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Schipul – 12 Years Old and Counting

Posted by on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 2:48 pm. 4 Comments.

Tweet The company is 12 years old today. Wow. What a journey so far! A huge THANK YOU to our clients, our employees and all of our supporters over the last 12 years. Black swans do exist, and thrive, with a lot of help from their friends. THANK YOU! We’ll have a party after SchipulCon [...]

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