http://www.humansatwork.com Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:10:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I don't have an MBA, so I don't have direct experience of the programs; and I'm sure most of them deliver a great education in business, finance, analysis, operations, and all the trimmings. But I'm not a fan of the idea because of my personal experience with so many ... http://www.humansatwork.com/30-second-mba/ I have so many of http://www.humansatwork.com/what-should-a-new-boss-do/ I found today's link thanks to Clay Hebert of fear.less, an online magazine with a spectrum of stories about people overcoming fear. Go read it; there are great things there. But this post from Michael Hyatt is not so much about fear as it is about perspective: what is the ... http://www.humansatwork.com/possibilities/ I didn't go to President Obama's inauguration, although I did weep for joy through the entire event in the comfort of my own living room (see Comments section to learn why this is edited). But if I'd been there, I would certainly have been wearing a name tag. Sharing your ... http://www.humansatwork.com/hello-my-name-is-kelley/ A lot of people blame bad design and bad customer service in big organizations on the fact that they are big organizations. This is what Mr. X did. But that's a cop-out. The reason large companies with bad design are the way they are is because they are run poorly ... http://www.humansatwork.com/aa-doesnt-get-an-a/ ... a client who thinks that their need is more important than your effort. Sure, client needs are important. Delivering quality, expertise, convenience, customized service, turnkey solutions, great products -- that's bread and butter for most companies. But especially in tough times, it's easy for people to forget that ... http://www.humansatwork.com/everyones-got-one/ The radically changing workforce demographic can be a source of stress for any organization. It's more than just an "age difference" -- it's the meeting (sometimes the collision) of widely different worldviews, values, technological experience and expectations of what "work" should be and how it should feel. ... http://www.humansatwork.com/what-shall-we-do-with-the-young-people/ Power Talk offers brief ideas and good basic suggestions for communicating more authentically and effectively in personal and business situations, and to groups. Pamela Ziemann offers a variety of perspectives ranging from the spiritual to the pragmatic -- check out Power of Speaking with Intention and Notre Dame Speech, ... http://www.humansatwork.com/power-talk/ From Harvard Business Review, a study by Ellen Ernst Kossek and Leslie B. Hammer showing that "Supervisor Work/Life Training Gets Results". I haven't read the full article, but even the brief, cogent summary will give you some ammunition to support manager/supervisor training within your organization. The summary indicates that ... http://www.humansatwork.com/training-makes-a-difference/ Yesterday I wrote about an interview with Greg Brenneman that I found not only rich in content, but a great example of modeling the behavior he's talking about. I thought he made a lot of great points. And perhaps I most especially appreciate his point that it's not all about ... http://www.humansatwork.com/fulfill-yourself/