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Feed Store Workforce motivation: Where’s the sweet spot?
A workers view: In my experience, there are three things that provide the most motivation for an employee to produce at a higher level. Two of these things can be…
Feed Store Today’s newest star employees: Yesterday’s managers?
In today’s fractured job market, a new reality just might become more and more commonplace: Former managers taking entry level jobs, and liking it. It could be that Web designer…
Feed Store The ethics of workforce reductions
At what point does your conscience take over? When do you reign in that desperate grab for cash before you alienate the very employees who keep your business running?
Front Porch One plywood shelter doth not a home make.
A dear friend of mine is in a rough spot. He’s living in a plywood box with no running water and one outlet with just enough power to charge his…
Fence Line The Face of Intolerance in America
I have lived with gay family members all of my life, and I love them for being who they are, not what they do. I simply disagree with some of their choices in life and I hope and pray that they find the kind of peace their hearts truly need. People can have have compassionate disagreements on difficult subjects like this, but that isn't enough for some people who must punish everyone around them for daring to have a different point of view. This is the exact kind of intolerant hatred that was waged against them so many years ago, and now they too have emerged to become the very same kind of people they feared and despised so long ago.
Pecking Order Net Neutrility: Why go there?
Why get the government involved? Why legislate the Internet with Net Neutrality? The impetus here was provided by a bit of tampering with the market by the ISP’s in order…
Pecking Order 1984 Olympics Reagan Assassination attempt
He came home all agitated and upset, but at the same time excited. All of us were watching the Olympics on TV, but he stepped in front of the set and turned it off. “I have something really amazing to tell you. I just watched someone try to assassinate the President!”
Fence Line Who really supports a repeal of the 17th amendment?
I recently got into a discussion on this topic in the LinkedIn forums with Jeff Stucker.Here’s the text of our discussion: My initial question: Are we truly all that…
Out to Pasture The case against tape
Tapes have major disadvantages that disks no longer do. With current disk systems, you have capabilities that tape just can’t match. Still hanging on to that 30% (Verified by 5…
Front Porch One Nation under God
One Nation Under God Each morning I wake up and go through the morning routines of feeding the horses, getting the girls ready for the day and heading off to…
Front Porch Merry Christmas: The breath drawn in the aftermath
I wish to all of you, a merry Christmas, from our family to yours, as well as the following thoughts: Merry Christmas: The breath drawn in the aftermath …
Feed Store Healthcare reform act: Costing you much?
A few months ago I posed this question: New laws just put in place by the healthcare reform act are going to be costing companies significantly more than they have…
