Obviously, at least to me, post-tornado action will depend greatly on the level of destruction and injuries to you and others close to you. If, as in my case this time, no injuries and no significant damage to my property, would suggest slowly spreading out one’s universe. Check on and assist where necessary your immediateRead… Read more »
No really more about my experience with the tornadoes in Huntsville Al. For those who know a little about me , we, the wife and I, got through the day from hell, with only minimal structural damage due to straight line winds to our home and NO physical injuries at all. Took some 4 hours,Read… Read more »
IMO brings significant issues to the table…. From Forbes Bloger: Lisa Quast Motivating people: Getting beyond money … What I found interesting about the McKinsey survey is it showed that three non-cash motivators are “no less or even more effective motivators than the three highest-rated financial incentives”: * Praise from immediate managers * Leadership attentionRead… Read more »
Interesting article from the San Diego Union: Federal paychecks top private in county Has some interesting numbers not only from the Federal sector but other sectors as well… Most of the numbers, that were of an interest to me, were the numbers of employees in the different categories. Because of the following quote … “TheRead… Read more »
Reading these 3 articles one really has to wonder if they are talking about the same study! Now I know it is ONLY 17 million dollars and we are ONLY talking about ~300 life’s per year but really! From the Denver Post: The U.S. Army will spend $17 million over the next three years tryingRead… Read more »
“Every organization is “values-driven.” The only question is, what values are in the driver’s seat? “ From Gary Hamel’s Management 2.0 blog …These sardonic portraits of the human condition resonate with us because they capture something deep and true. The mermaid-out-of-water speaks to the challenges of mutual accommodation that confront any couple in a long-termRead… Read more »
Yes it is a rather dated story “The firing of Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod” but with the release of USDA and other executive departments emails it certainly would have been, at least somewhat, less painful if everyone involved in the process had taken the time to communicate. Can’t believe that the world would haveRead… Read more »
I and Katrina: With all the “press” coverage of the 5 year anniversary, thought I would publish a few thoughts on what it was like then and how things have changed. When Katrina came ashore I, and my family was busy preparing for what was going to be a rather significant tropical event here inRead… Read more »
Interesting Commentary from the ACM Blog which brings to the discussion table several issues: Are we too connected?How often do you turn off tune out (disconnect) and is there a cost?Is there a practical solution to the almost 24/7 connectivity, or does there need to be? Title: A Connected Life Author: Carlos Brewer Never beforeRead… Read more »
From Cory Doctorow article in the UK Guardian Reports of blogging’s death have been greatly exaggerated Blogging is not on the way out – it’s just that other social media have taken over many of its functions A report last month in the Economist tells us that “blogging is dying” as more and more bloggersRead… Read more »