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Comment on Venters Vs. Hoarders (Handling Negative Emotions) by Maryanne Wise

Maryanne Wise — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:59:29 +0000

I know that I tend to hoard my negative feelings so when I become aware of that then I shift gears and ask why it bothers me and what would I prefer. Usually works for me.

Comment on HR Information Systems Buyer’s Guide by Yula Rhone

Yula Rhone — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:27:02 +0000

Thank you!

Comment on Why Do YOU Use Social Media – Please Let Us Know by Colin

Colin — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:46:41 +0000

Yes, I use social media for my business. However, I was instructed long ago that as much as possible should be automated, as it is not cost effective to do it myself.
For the most part this is what I do, with the exception of sites like FB and LinkedIn.

Comment on Six Principles for Motivating and Retaining Employees by sridhar

sridhar — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:09:23 +0000

Brilliant article. I believe training and development also plays a vital role in retaining employees.

Comment on Publishing Kindle and PDF Files Via Amazon by Stanley

Stanley — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 07:59:21 +0000

Adobe still wins the heart of over a hundred and one book authors in Amazon on the E-book war. No offence but I wouldn’t go for anything less than Adobe.

Comment on Getting Started with Oracle Fusion Human Capital Management by Management by Walking About | Call Center Cafe

Management by Walking About | Call Center Cafe — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:48:51 +0000

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Comment on Why Do YOU Use Social Media – Please Let Us Know by Labelle

Labelle — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:33:48 +0000

I use social media for work – just to have a presence. But honestly, I find it irritating and rarely use it in my personal life.

Comment on Why Do YOU Use Social Media – Please Let Us Know by Gerhard

Gerhard — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 12:57:31 +0000

I often walk past people I know, perhaps not very well, but have atleast had one or two conversations with. In seeing them, instead of stopping for a chat and a catch up, either them, or I, or both of us, remain submerged in our own worlds of Blackberry Messenger, Whatsapp, Facebook, or whatever other form virtual conversation has us enthrawled at that specific moment. Now I personally am a big fan of all the above mentioned social media, but cannot shake the feeling that it has a way of making social interaction just that little bit too impersonal. I imagine the way it was done not too long ago, was to stop and ask questions of the other, and find out all the new developments and gossip happening in people’s lives. These days we just log onto Facebook to gather the relevant curiousity curing info that keeps us from having to have an actual conversation with anyone. The bottom line question is, where is the line being drawn between convenience, and people turning their backs on the most important and fundamental aspects of what makes us such uniquely social beings in the first place?

Comment on Informal Workplace Learning – Practice Application Brief by Stephen C.

Stephen C. — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:49:02 +0000

I’ll be sure to forward this to my HR department to get some of these concepts put in place.

Comment on Exhorting Employee To Work Harder – Common Managerial Mistakes Series by nancyshanice

nancyshanice — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:43:49 +0000

Actually employers should start from themselves, they should learn to work harder and be role models to their employees. Instead of exhausting employees to work hard while themselves they are not. Thanks for considering this aspect. It’s a great post.

Comment on Employee Engagement – The Mad Fad of the 2000′s – A Poor Construct by Claire Smyth

Claire Smyth — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:07:03 +0000

I agree entirely with what Penny has to say, because bascially I am in the same boat.

“I run a small business, but I know that the more engaged my employees are the better the output in most cases is the quality of work I get.”

To me it just makes common sense

Claire

Comment on Employee Engagement – The Mad Fad of the 2000′s – A Poor Construct by Nardia

Nardia — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:17:28 +0000

Penny, I totally agree with you as I also run a small business and I don’t make an effort to measure any output but I do put the effort in to hire employees that are going to be very engaged in their work and like what they do.

When I interview people, as I have been in sales for decades I have a good sense of who is being fluffy and who really likes their line of work. So I get rid of the issue on none engaging employees from before they start on day 1.

Just my two cents.

Comment on Publishing Kindle and PDF Files Via Amazon by james

james — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:41:20 +0000

this might be a bit off topic but with regard to your pdfs that you are selling, have you thought about adding in a resource page at the back of your book? You could then link to other related books/information/products from that page and you could embed an affiliate link and kind of monetize the back end? just a thought!..

Comment on Leaders Who Refuse To Lead – Common Managerial Mistake Series by Donna

Donna — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 23:24:00 +0000

Loved this point: “It’s not uncommon for people to accept such a promotion, without understanding the leadership responsibilities.”

So many people chase the higher rank and higher salary without stopping to think whether or not they can perform in the new role – most common example: top performing sales reps who become regional managers only to see their income and performance fall off a cliff

Comment on Teaching Critical Reflection, Myths and Realities 7 by Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:12:13 +0000

“Unfortunately, the research does not indicate that critically reflective learners become change agents.”

This boils down to trying to determine what differentiates action-takers (minority) from individuals who continue to be dormant in their behavior, despite having reflected on the need to change.

Comment on Why Do YOU Use Social Media – Please Let Us Know by Larry

Larry — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 15:25:38 +0000

In the early stages of almost every social network, I opened an account and gave it a whirl. My verdict? I have better things to do. I guess in the end I’m probably less social or less interested then most in being social so I never really “connected” to the services before I became bored with them.

Comment on Incest, Diversity, and Damage to Social Learning and Learning Profession by Alicia Baker

Alicia Baker — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:09:22 +0000

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Comment on Exhorting Employee To Work Harder – Common Managerial Mistakes Series by Taylor

Taylor — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 20:07:10 +0000

All great points.

Most employees hear the work harder rant from a clueless or unsupportive boss and there is likely more negative than positive impact from it.

Comment on Employee Engagement – The Mad Fad of the 2000′s – A Poor Construct by Penny

Penny — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:25:28 +0000

Robert you said:

“While Employee Engagement is a poor construct, adds very little if anything to our previous understanding of organizational behavior, is relatively unexplored at a deep level, etc — in short, it’s junk science — it may have a positive outcome, as do other fads.

I run a small business, definitely not a large corporation, but I know that the more engaged my employees are the better the output – the quality of work I get.. How do I measure it? I don’t really – but I don’t need to. I make a concerted effort to ensure all employees are engaged in my business..

Comment on Publishing Kindle and PDF Files Via Amazon by Kristen Bowers

Kristen Bowers — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:02:58 +0000

That is exactly what we need! We have teacher/student manuals with graphic organizers and text that is not appropriate for Kindle, but we want to sell as PDFs in addition to print. I am still looking for how to do this!!!! Frustrating!!!