Business Gifts of Power and Influence

December 20, 2011

Print This PostStuck as to what business gift you can give to a talented college senior?  Or someone who earned an M.B.A but couldn’t land a job in their field of study?  There isn’t a product you can buy for them but there is a way to give them each a gift. The gift is [...]

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Business Gifts of Books

December 19, 2011

Print This PostStill looking for a thoughtful gift for a business colleague?  What about a book?  But “What book?” you ask.  A book that will resonate with their personality, performance, and preferences. Non-fiction books and memoirs are appropriate, especially ones that colleagues or consultants would appreciate.  For instance, a few years ago when I was [...]

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Business Gifts of Music

December 16, 2011

Print This Post‘Tis the season for individuals of many cultures to give and receive gifts to their business colleagues.  Since mine is a blog about understanding corporate culture while working to be a leader, I have posted the first of a series of ‘gift’ ideas and will continue these posts during the next week—all framed [...]

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Supercharge Your Job and Career Goals

December 13, 2011

Print This Post Do you need help with your job search?  Do you need support to help you advance to a higher level position within your current company?  Or transition your skills to a new career?  Have you developed a strategic career plan to reach your goals?  If your answers reveal that you need an affordable [...]

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Women’s Auxiliary in the Workplace

December 8, 2011

Print This PostFifteen years ago in the course of my work as director of marketing for an international hotel group, I called my counterpart Marjorie in our London office just before I had an appointment with Mark, the president of our company. At the start of the meeting, I told him that I had a [...]

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The Seduction of Technology

December 1, 2011

Print This PostYesterday, I wrote two posts about workplace 2020, the topic for one of my students’ written assignments in “Organizational Behavior.”  I chose the topic of “The Impact of Technology on Workplace 2020” because I know that it will challenge individuals to reflect on what and how technology will be part of not just [...]

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Life and Work in 2020

November 30, 2011

Print This PostAs I mentioned in my previous post Baby Boomers on Future Technology, my college students will be writing on “The Impact of Technology on Workplace 2020.”  The technology, however, won’t be confined to the workplace but supports, challenges, and at times invades the life we live—for better or maybe not.  Below are some [...]

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Baby Boomers on Future Technology

November 30, 2011

Print This Post“The Impact of Technology on Workplace 2020” is the topic of the final written assignment this semester for my undergraduate management students.  They are to answer the following questions in their paper:  What job you will be doing? What technology will you will using? Why will you be using that technology? Where you [...]

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Check Your Workplace Climate

November 28, 2011

Print This PostWhat is the climate of your workplace?  The atmosphere of the Wall Street firm depicted in the excellent movie “Margin Call” sums up what life is like at a very high temperature.  I hope that the environment at your workplace is cooler but it is not “freezing” either because employees are not speaking [...]

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Thanksgiving Traditions and Thank Yous

November 24, 2011

Print This Post It is a perfect day in Manhattan for the 85th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, for my trip to Westchester to enjoy a traditional turkey dinner with wonderful friends, and for taking the time to say “Thank You.” When I was a child in Los Angeles, I would get up early on Thanksgiving [...]

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