If you're like me (and most people), the last time you were deeply aware of all of the things it takes to make your life work was when something broke. Your car wouldn't start. The coffee maker poured …
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Breaking Up is Hard to Do, Even with Clients
Horst has been working as a consultant for a large international corporation for more than a decade. Over the years, he has conducted audits, helped the transition of work to new vendors, managed …
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Three Hiring Expectations That Probably Won’t Be Fulfilled
My colleagues and I often discuss our challenges in finding the "model" employees for our businesses. Whether it's a client who has a disgruntled worker who frequently files claims to extend her …
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What are You Willing to Put 10,000 Hours into Mastering?
One of the best ways to test the effectiveness of an exercise is to do it yourself. Hippocrates practiced medicine on himself. Great personal trainers actually do the workouts they ask their clients …
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Are You Stuck with All of the Terms in that “Standard Agreement”?
If you've been following Bonne D. Graham on SAP Radio's Coffee Break with Game Changers, you know I've been part of a roundtable discussion with my esteemed colleagues, Nina Kaufman and Renee L. Duff. …
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Use What Works, Release What Doesn’t
It's Day Five of #MyMarchMadness, and I'm admittedly sluggish. Between the busy 15-hour days I've had each day so far in this workweek and the head cold that won't stay down for the count, I'm already …