Does your manager sometimes remind you of the pointy-haired boss in the Dilbert comic strip? According to a survey by KeepEm.com, bad bosses belittle people in front of others, lie, demean, and micromanage. Not surprisingly, bad bosses can drive good people away, wrecking havoc on employee retention rates.

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It is 13 days into the new year and I’m wondering how many of the millions of people who made New Year’s resolutions have already abandoned them. According to www.USA.gov, the most popular New Year’s resolutions are to:

Lose weight
Pay off debt
Save money
Get a better job
Get fit
Eat right
Get a better education
Drink less alcohol
Quit smoking
Reduce stress
Take […]

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I recently started using a new tool to help me manage projects and collaborate with other project team members and clients. It is called Basecamp. It is perfect for sharing files, keeping up with project milestones, and creating To Do lists.

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Over the recent holidays I was travelling by plane back to Atlanta from Texas. Seated across the aisle from me was a frazzled-looking mother and three small children - a baby and two preschoolers. Two thoughts/feelings immediately entered my mind. One was for my own welfare and desire for a peaceful trip […]

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Is your To Do List getting longer by the day? Are you so overcommitted that you don’t feel like you’ll ever get time for yourself? Whether you realize it or not, every time you say “yes” to something, you are saying “no” to something else. If you say “yes” to working late, you could […]

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