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Cold, wet feet
July 24, 2014
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Years ago a coach imposed discomfort and embarrassment on me. I learned to always prioritize sensitivity to others’ circumstances.
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The ugliness of sexual harassment
July 22, 2014
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Sexual harassment can make people feel threatened and fearful. It has no place in the workplace as everyone should feel safe and free to report it.
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You only have to please me
July 17, 2014
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Allegiance to the company by each team member always has to be the first commitment, not to the manager or to individual teams.
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The crippling effect of student debt
July 15, 2014
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We need to take a hard look at the debt load students are incurring to get a postsecondary education. It ends up being a negative to everyone in society, not just to the students.
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To bribe or not to bribe?
July 10, 2014
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Presented with the opportunity to win a large installation through providing a bribe compelled me to make a decision. Not then. Not now. Not ever.
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Shut out with 43 rejections
July 08, 2014
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SMART Technologies
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Our effort to enlist investors for SMART was for naught. No one would invest. With hindsight, that gave us the control we needed to grow the company.
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Beware the flip-flopper
July 03, 2014
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My experience with a boss who flip-flopped on a decision and made me responsible for the situation taught me to work hard at not doing this to others.
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Firing the wrong person
June 26, 2014
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Nancy Knowlton
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Bad firings are just that – bad. It is bad for the individual who is wrongly fired and bad for the organization. Staff know and that destroys trust.
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