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Question: I was fired for doing my best. I worked for my company for 18 years. I was promoted to a senior position because my managers trusted me to...
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Question: My supervisor stole my ideas and presented them to upper management as his own. When I told him about my ideas three weeks ago, he said to give...
Question: Our small business relies on its reputation. For years, we’ve contracted to provide services to a large Alaskan company. When we needed IT services, “Bob,” one of this...
I love people and business. You probably realize this, based on the fact that I formed a consulting firm to help build manufacturing performance using a blended data-driven and people-focused approach. ...
According to recent research, 98% of the world’s information is now stored digitally and the volume of that data has quadrupled since 2007. That data is mainly made up...
Imagine you're driving down the highway, headed to a new town, and the road map you're relying on dematerializes. Next, your speedometer vanishes. You no longer know how fast...
Google has become a powerful example in driving innovation by providing employees with time to work on whatever they want on a regular basis. I read a great article about this on...