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Social Media is Everywhere!
This month’s dilemma: Social media is everywhere! Where do we start? I’m pushing my sales team to add social media to its repertoire. We started with Twitter and tried to train the sales staff;...
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Scaring off sales
Scaring off Sales My company hired me as its first marketing executive. I have a designer and a copywriter that have been there for years. We work together well. My sales counterpart and I also got...
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Previous Dilemma:Scaring off sales
Scaring Off Sales My company hired me as its first marketing executive. I have a designer and a copywriter who have been here for years. We work together well. My sales counterpart and I also got along...
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Previous Dilemma:How can I make a difference with my performance reviews?
Performance Review In my 20 years in the workforce, it’s surprising that performance reviews haven’t made a difference for my staff. I’m trying to turn this around, so I’ve read up on how to make the...
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Current Dilemma:Burning inside instead of burning bridges
Burning on the Inside After over five years of service, I recently “retired” from a company to manage my own business full-time. I gave the standard two-week notice and started preparing to help with...
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Previous Dilemma:Burning inside instead of burning bridges
Burning on the Inside After over five years of service, I recently “retired” from a company to manage my own business full-time. I gave the standard two-week notice and started preparing to help with...
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Current Dilemma:Help! I need more time!
I Need More Time Since it’s impossible to add another hour to the 24-hour day, I need an alternative. How can I find time to do all the things I need to complete at work? No doubt, many...
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Current Dilemma:Am I too strict with our Internet policy?
Am I too strict with our Internet policy? At our company, most employees have Internet access at their workstations. Ordinarily, I don’t mind a few minutes of web browsing here and there for a break or...
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Previous Issue’s Dilemma:Help! I need more time!
Since it’s impossible to add another hour to the 24-hour day, I need an alternative. How can I find time to do all the things I need to complete at work? No doubt, many managers/supervisors deal with...
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Previous Issue’s Dilemma:Am I too strict with our Internet policy?
At our company, most employees have Internet access at their workstations. Ordinarily, I don’t mind a few minutes of web browsing here and there for a break or even a little personal business. It’s the...
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Current Dilemma:How do I thwart a thunder-stealing coworker?
Recently, I worked hard on a project alone. The only help I received was from my coworker, Ed — but it was with resentment and, believe me, very minimal. The manager asked Ed who worked on the...
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Previous Issue’s Dilemma:How do I thwart a thunder-stealing coworker?
Recently, I worked hard on a project alone. The only help I received was from my coworker, Ed — but it was with resentment and, believe me, very minimal. The manager asked Ed who worked on the project....
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Current Dilemma:Um … how do I tell an employee he has bad breath?
One of my employees, let’s say Brad, has bad breath. Unfortunately, it’s not a temporary issue. I’ve tried all the subtle ways to adapt and change, but nothing works, and the idea of talking to Brad...
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Current Dilemma:How do I handle requests for raises?
Doing more with less is the norm. In my opinion, employees should be thankful they have a job with decent pay. Yet, my staff continues to insist on raises even though we can’t afford them. Should I...
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Current Dilemma:What happened to the dress code?
We have a business-casual dress code in our organization, with casual day on Friday. However, a colleague dresses a little too casually on a daily basis. We’ve asked her to turn it up a notch, but she...
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