Posted on April 29, 2009 by kjenwws
In their recent American Workplace Insights Survey, Adecco Group North America found that our morality is seriously at risk. 28% of the workforce said they would measures such as blaming co-workers for mistakes, blackmail, and flirting with a superior to keep their jobs. Significantly more Gen Ys (41%) indicated they would take questionable measures than Silent, [...]
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Posted on April 27, 2009 by kjenwws
For those of you who are still skeptical about global warming, I would encourage you to reach back into history for a real life lesson. In the 1930′s, 4 Midwest states fell victim to a cataclysmic environmental event, the Dust Bowl. The decade long disaster was actually man-made, created by poorly conceived decisions that exacerbated [...]
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Posted on April 22, 2009 by kjenwws
When employees join an organization, they are, perhaps subconsciously, agreeing to make someone else’s dream a reality. At times the vision is collective and owned by everyone; sometimes it is only the dream of the founder or the CEO. I don’t believe that people leave their own dreams behind when they go to work. I [...]
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Posted on April 20, 2009 by kjenwws
The movies have someone new, sort of, to hate. A few weeks ago I saw the recently released movie Duplicity with Julia Roberts and Clive Owen. The trailers don’t do this movie justice. It’s so clever that you have to stay engaged just to understand the plot and even so, the ending will still sneak [...]
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Posted on April 15, 2009 by kjenwws
“Give me a head with Hair, long, beautiful Hair!” Hair is back on Broadway and the Gen Y actors are using the experience to understand and re-engage with the Boomers. The connections are way beyond sex, drugs and rock n’roll. Instead they are learning about standing up for personal values, authenticity and supporting a new way [...]
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