Posted in management, managing on Aug 31st, 2009
Online Management Training
“What pointy hair you have!”
“All the better to torment you with, my dear.”
No one wants to be the pointy-haired boss, but I would estimate that close to 50% of managers fall into “pointy-haired boss” territory. Why?
Pointy-haired bosses don’t recognize that, in addition to their team earning their own respect and trust, they must [...]
Posted in communication, presentations on Aug 24th, 2009
Online Presentation Training
Anyone who knows David Bowie knows that a dead circuit left Major Tom “floating around a tin can, far above the moon” in 1969.
In 1986, an o-ring failure led to NASA’s Challenger disaster, and data and information presentation expert Edward Tufte argues that poor presentation slides contributed to the negligence.
Broken communication leads to [...]
Posted in interviews, job search, what's your story? on Aug 17th, 2009
Interviewing Skills
Most of us have sat on both sides of the desk as interviewer and interviewee. Why do so many interviews go so badly? Have you experienced that magical feeling of an awesome interview? What’s your story?
I’ll go first: I once conducted a phone interview, and the candidate had absolutely no concept of teamwork. He [...]
Posted in general on Aug 10th, 2009
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Posted in general on Aug 3rd, 2009
Online Business Training
You’re a rock star at work. You’re an awesome manager, leader, and communicator. You’re perfect! Maybe just not yet. www.onehourcourses.com.
