Sometimes the best way to improve morale in a company is with a subversive act especially if it just ever so slightly breaks a rule and has been coordinated with the entire staff. Our family-owned company had recently been bought by a large corporation. We were their new shining addition to the family and after… Read More The Hawaiian Shirt Rebellion
During a recent vacation, I was unexpectedly presented with a unique opportunity to observe first hand how a company benefits from a solid hiring/recruiting strategy that’s reinforced by a thorough training program and tied together with strong leadership. I have not been paid to write this article for or to endorse Viking River Cruises. This… Read More A Tale of Two Ships
Welcome back for another episode of Companies Behaving Badly. Is Spring being bashful where you live? Maybe if we treated the environment better, Spring wouldn’t be so self-conscience and step out sooner. Of the blogs I enjoy reading, the latest edition of the PPM Blog – Practical Practice Management written by Tina Del Buono, “When… Read More Companies Behaving Badly-Nice Guy
Companies spend thousands of dollars each year on sanitation and pest control along with thousands of hours on the training of personnel to properly handle those tasks or spend hours screening and evaluating outside contractors. Either way, they want to provide the highest level of quality to ensure the best product produced. The fabulous news… Read More Secrets of the Professionals Revealed That You Can Use at Home.
Welcome back. Hope all is going well. Those of you still committed to your New Year Resolutions, bravo. Keep it up! Aretha said it best. “What you want Baby, I got it What you need Do you know I got it All I’m askin’ Is for a little RESPECT when you get home (just a little… Read More Companies Behaving Badly – RESPECT
“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man. (person)” – Benjamin Franklin Happy New Year and welcome back. It’s that time of year when some of you are actually still following through on your resolution(s) for the new year and I say,… Read More Companies Behaving Badly – Resolution
Welcome back. Happy Day of the Dead. Practice what you preach! That’s what I was taught as a child growing up on the streets of the Bronx back in the dark ages, (1950’s-60’s). You practice what you preach, lead by example, do as I do! So when I first supervised and told workers that their safety… Read More Companies Behaving Badly-Practice What You Preach
Welcome back. We all talk about how important life is. Our religious leaders teach us how precious life is, we have 24/7 suicide hotlines to help prevent the premature ending of life, we have doctors who are sworn to do everything they can to keep life going and we respect and honor those first responders… Read More Companies Behaving Badly-To Life
As Dorothy emerged from the modular office she looked around for any signs of life. A moan, a groan any sound would be nice even the sound of Pete’s voice but where the heck did she land? “Are you a good inspector or a bad inspector?” the voice from the bushes asked. Dorothy was happy… Read More A Complete Guide To Warehouse Safety – Volume I – Begin With Basics
Dorothy was a machine operator for over 10 years at the Lyon Metals Processing Plant, during which time she attended numerous safety meetings. At least once a year the topic the safety manager covered in detail was how employees were to respond in the event of an emergency evacuation for either a fire,… Read More The Green Brick Road of Safety-A Chronicle
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