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Fortune Cookie Leadership

March 23, 2011

Management wisdom for the ages I had lunch at Ling’s Chinese Buffet yesterday, and finished the meal in the traditional way you end meals at most Chinese restaurants, with a fortune cookie delivered with my bill.     Everyone loves cracking those bland cookies open to see what the enclosed slip of paper will say. Personal Leadership [...]

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The new LinkedIn Fail Whale

February 20, 2011

Sorry, that is too many connections….. The message from Mountain Lakes, Wow, that is one large network, dude! I tried to use the rather cool new LinkedIn Network visualization tool and this is what it looked like.  You kind of have to wonder why they can’t handle bigger networks? From Drop Box Bummer!

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In memoriam

September 14, 2010

Image by feeliz via Flickr I am on bereavement leave today. I am flying to Detroit to hug my children and grand-children, and my ex-wife, Ali. I am also going to say goodbye to a woman that I knew before any of them. I first met her when I was working as a short-order cook [...]

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S’up Beaches? Sand and surf in Florida!

June 20, 2010

Just so you know, Florida is not dead yet, despite all the rumors of our impending demise.   I went over to Clearwater Beach this morning, and hung out.  The water was still gorgeous, the sand white and newly cleaned.   Crews were putting out the big beach chairs, and the essential beach umbrellas, not a luxury [...]

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How Warren Zevon defined my life

May 23, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Quirky, a little off kilter, and talented Apropos of nothing, really, lyrics like this are the reason I miss Warren Zevon.  The very last line of this song is very often the story of my worklife, resulting in not so much balance. He probably should be in the Rock and Roll Hall [...]

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The Mighty Men of HR

April 23, 2010

I am Mr. July OMG, what have I done??? Take a look at the video below and you will quickly find out! This video shows some of the “goods” that are part of the 2010-11 Men of HR Calendar, brought to you by TRU Events .  All proceeds from the calendar will go towards Haiti [...]

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Mingle with HR Social Media Gurus in Orlando

August 15, 2009

Image via Wikipedia HR Social Media Event in Orlando Here is the current list of people who have registered for the HR Florida Tweet-up that will take place in Orlando on Monday evening August 17th at 8:30 PM in the Lobby Bar at  the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort. Please feel free to drop by even [...]

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