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Guaranteed methods to boost attrition and sap employees' motivation.I discovered my first lesson in how not to motivate people at the bottom of a kitchen sink.In 1986, when I was 16 years old, my friend and I worked as dishwashers at the local Friendly's restaurant in the King of Prussia Mall. One day our manager …
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Obama Flubs U.S. History -- Again By Carl M. Cannon (Bloggers note: not a political statement, but interesting from a novice historian's point of view, I am sure there are several GOP instances as well...my plea...please study your history) He wasn't born in Kenya, and he attended some of this country's finest schools, but as …
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Time March 26, 2012 How a group of American filmmakers and 100 special-operations troops are pursuing Africa's most-wanted war criminal The town of Obo lies on a bend of a remote river in a nameless forest in a country whose name -- Central African Republic -- is generic. A few miles from Africa's pole of …
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SmallWarsJournal.com March 16, 2012 This Week at War My Foreign Policy column discusses the strategic implications of this week's massacre in Panjwai, Afghanistan. Policymakers in Washington may be as tense as the U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan as they await the reaction to a nighttime shooting rampage on March 11 in Panjwai, near Kandahar, that left …
from: ncara.edublogs.orgCommunicating in today’s world requires both a new mindset and a new toolset. Like a maestro conducting a symphony, savvy leaders pay attention to the sound, the effect, the and the instruments needed to strike just the right notes.Some organizations have a full time communications person. Others have none. Regardless, a leader can set just the right tone with …
Christian Science Monitor (csmonitor.com) March 16, 2012 The Syria crisis is complicated by the regional cold war that has simmered for years between resistance powers like Iran, Syria, and Hezbollah, and Western allies in the region such as Saudi Arabia. By Scott Peterson, Staff writer ISTANBUL, Turkey--On the ground, Syria’s day-to-day revolt may look like …
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Whether you are commanding a military unit, starting a Small Business or coaching a basketball team, you must possess great skills in leadership. Leaders can either make or break a military unit, team, or company. Hence... a compiled list of the most important leadership books for your leadership book library. adapted from: addicted2success.com Strategic Leadership: The …
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By Kelly WatersAgile adoption is sometimes driven from the top by courageous executives boldly declaring “We’re going agile!”. They see a vision of a better, happier place, where development is better, faster, cheaper, and they want it. That’s understandable, of course. But some don’t realise the implications. When moving to agile methods, it’s not just teams that …
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By John Roach, National Geographic On St. Patrick's Day—Saturday, March 17—millions of people will don green and celebrate the Irish with parades, good cheer, and perhaps a pint of beer.But few St. Patrick's Day revelers have a clue about St. Patrick, the historical figure, according to the author of St. Patrick of Ireland: A Biography."The modern celebration of St. …
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During the past 25 years, I've asked more than 10,000 people where and when they get their best ideas. I get all kinds of answers, but the one that has always fascinated me is "the shower" -- maybe because I also get so many of my good ideas there. And so, at the risk of …
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