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The Truth about Cash for Clunkers »
Posted by: 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
Leadership Decision Making and The Law of Unintended Consequences. While nearly everyone in Washington was breaking their arms patting themselves on their collective backs after ...
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Cash 4 Clunkers Causes Conservatives to Clamber for Government Cheese »
Posted by: 3 months, 3 weeks ago in News
The Cash For Clunkers program has had some interesting and unexpected outcomes. What’s interesting here, however, is the nation’s car dealers – mostly old ...
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Leadership Lessons from the US Government and the Cash for Clunkers Program »
Posted by: 4 months ago in News
Let’s not forget that this is program between the government (think: no accountability) and car dealers (think: Rudy Russo in Used Cars). You wouldn ...
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Leadership Lessons from Barack Obama: What Business Leaders Can Learn from Obama’s Bad Week »
Posted by: 4 months, 1 week ago in Political News
We’re not even talking about debating the merits of the plan the President has laid out – it could very well be perfect for America ...
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The Devil is in the Details - Low Hanging Fruit and the Cost of Perfection »
Posted by: 4 months, 2 weeks ago in Business & Finance
In today’s business world there is no room for perfection. Those lucky enough to still have a job are likely carrying the weight of ...
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Leadership Lessons from the NBA – The Surprisingly Aware Richard Jefferson »
Posted by: 4 months, 2 weeks ago in Sports
Weeks after being acquired by the San Antonio Spurs, star NBA forward Richard Jefferson was scheduled to marry his redundantly named fiancé, Kesha Ni'Cole ...
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Amazon’s Kindle is Worth the Money - Ask The Manager »
Posted by: 4 months, 3 weeks ago in Arts & Entertainment
Amazon took a giant leap of faith and created a product that could destroy their original business model. A risky move, but one that was ...
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Chaggle.com is Online Chat on Steroids... and the NEXT BIG THING! »
Posted by: 5 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
Chaggle is an Internet Explorer plug-in that allows you to chat with fellow Chagglers (I think I made that up, so I want the credit ...
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Leadership Lessons from the NHL - Hossa Chased the Cup and... »
Posted by: 5 months, 2 weeks ago in Sports
During the six games as a Penguin in the 2008 Stanley Cup finals, Hossa scored 3 goals and had 4 assists. In his seven games ...
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Why We Don't Have Leaders in the Public Sector »
Posted by: 5 months, 3 weeks ago in News
There are reasons some people are lifelong public servants and others work in the real world. Whether it’s the military, public education, a state ...
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Meet the new boss, same as the old boss... »
Posted by: 6 months ago in Business & Finance
One of our regular readers – and someone who asked our advice very early on in the legacy that has become AskTheManager.com – AngelCakes from Saskatoon ...
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Lazy Kids and the End of Entrepreneurship in America - Why Don’t Kids Mow Lawns Anymore? Ask The Manager »
Posted by: 7 months, 1 week ago in Family
It’s not like we never offered to let our children mow our lawns for cash. I have offered, begged, cajoled and even pleaded with ...
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Use Proper Filenames in Business or I Will Have To Kill You »
Posted by: 7 months, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance
Filenames on your computer, whether they are monthly recaps for your customers or your resume for a prospective employer, should reflect not only what you ...
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Will Someone Please Educate the Secretary of Education on Human Needs? »
Posted by: 7 months, 3 weeks ago in News
On Tuesday, Secretary Duncan was in Denver proclaiming that American children should attend school more hours each day, six or seven days each week and ...
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Madoff Accountant Friehling Could Be More Culpable Than Madoff - Kill The Accountants and Let God Sort Them Out »
Posted by: 8 months, 1 week ago in Business & Finance
I think we’re missing the real villains in the Bernard Madoff affair. Madoff, in case you’ve been under a rock for the last ...
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