"Semper Paratus" is our guide, Our fame, our glory too. - Lyrics from Semper Paratus (Always Ready), The U.S.Coast Guard Service Song and Motto Congratulations to Coast Guard Boatswain Mate...
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Money itself isn't lost or made, it's simply transferred from one perception to another. - Gordon GekkoIn the past nine months, Wall Street banks have laid off 34,463 people. Bloomberg.com has...
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The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help. - Ronald ReaganThe Internal Revenue Service wants to make sure you "fulfill (your)...
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Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but she did it backwards and in high heels. -Faith Whittlesey According to tradition, February 29, Leap Day, is the day when women are...
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by ruth on January 05, 2008
As you've read in her last entry, Deborah is moving on to other ventures and has left big shoes to fill. Do you have the acuity to know what it takes to make a business succeed? Bizinformer needs...
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Okay, so three women walk into a meeting. One is in a navy blue suit, white buttoned blouse, sensible shoes and modest makeup. The second woman has on a colorful v-neck blouse leaving little to the...
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This is my son. Just the sight of him has instilled fear in the hearts of high school girl's fathers. He is 16. He just got his temporary driver's license. O-h m-y g-a-w-d, I just came back...
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Domestic violence. Two words we hope never to have to deal with and yet 1 in 4 homes are affected. But that's outside work. Work is a safe environment. We've worked hard to implement and...
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Last night I'm talking to a friend who discovered a web developer in SC, Brains on Fire and then this morning I read Chris Brown's blog who mentioned the same company so I decided I better...
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I do. Sick, isn't it? But here's the deal. As a working mom I need to make sure that my kids are taken care of during the summer so that I can continue to make a living. They are......
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I missed the Super Bowl this year - moving, no tv - and sadly missed my favorite television time of the year: Super Bowl commercials. Last night I saw the Career Builder commercial for the first time...
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Discrimination comes in all shapes, sizes and colors. As an overweight adult, I faced many instances of discrimination in the corporate environment, from an attitude of dismissal (my ideas...
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Creative Weblogging is growing! We're one of the largest international blog networks in the world. If you are looking to join a very entrepreneurial team you may check out our new position below....
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I gave a speech today. Two people in my life remembered and commented. One person asked: How did it go? I replied "well." He responded "that's nice." The other person asked:...
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I need your help with a communication decision, here is the situation. You have interviewed six candidates for a senior management role in your 20 person company. Each candidate has had 3, 2-hour...
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Do you have a MySpace or Facebook account or a blog on which you post your thoughts, happenin's and opinions? Consider this: some employers are now using the Internet in their background check...
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by Jim Logan on July 22, 2006
Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom. Soren Kierkegaard Danish philosopher (1813 - 1855) Boy that's true. There are a lot of great things about working for yourself or owning a business, being your...
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by Jim Logan on July 10, 2006
People are important to a business. More so, they are the critical element of every business. No matter how great the idea, you can't have success without great people. Everything in life is about...
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I'm at the Chautauqua Institute this week celebrating the 4th of July with my family. Well, with most of my family, and although I have been coming to Lake Chautauqua every summer, this is my...
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The worldwide market for talent management solutions is booming. A number of factors are fueling the exponential growth: a dynamic geo-economic climate that increases focus on the workforce, a...
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by Jim Logan on June 05, 2006
Being a fired CEO is quite possibly the best job in America. In fact, the bigger the company and the greater the mess, the greater the reward for having screwed things up and let go. Non-compete...
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Jury awards $61 million to two FedEx drivers Employees of Lebanese descent prevail in California harassment lawsuit. Somehow this just doesn't seem right? $61 Million for being harrassed? A jury...
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