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Category Archives: work behaviors
Don’t Let Budgeting Glitches Become “Gotchas”
As fall rolls around, finance departments everywhere gear up for their budgeting busy seasons. If part of your job includes managing a budget, now is a great time to refresh your memory about a couple of budgeting and operations difficulties. … Continue reading
Posted in decision-making, leadership, work behaviors
Tagged budgeting, cross-subsidization, sub-optimization
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BP Franchisees: What They Should Have Known About Risk
It is no surprise that oil giant BP is facing tough times thanks to what many call gross mishandling of the oil spill. But as the small sign taped to a neighborhood AM/PM store’s gas pump points out, entrepreneurs are … Continue reading
Posted in performance measures, risk management, work behaviors
Tagged ampm, BP franchisees, oil spill
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United Healthcare/Medical Center of Central Georgia: Threat of Change Could Roil Employees
Another notice went to United Healthcare’s plan participants this week. The summary? “We’re still negotiating with the hospital, but if we can’t come to agreement then you’ll soon be ‘out of network’ if your favorite hospital is Medical Center of … Continue reading
Beyond 80/20:Small Ideas Combine to Reduce Business E. coli
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service recently provided technical guidance for cattle producers that flies in the face of business’s oft-quoted 80/20 rule. Pre-Harvest Interventions The guidance isn’t a regulation exactly; instead it explains a list of what it … Continue reading
Posted in leadership, teamwork, work behaviors
Tagged beef producers, E.coli, process improvement
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When Beef Prices Soar, Convince People to Eat Chicken
If you watch commercials with any interest at all, you’ll soon notice an absence of “Where’s The Beef?” spots from fast food chains. Perhaps the ads will tout the taste, convenience or even health benefits of non-beef choices. But mark … Continue reading
Posted in leadership, performance measures, work behaviors
Tagged beef prices, chicken, input prices
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Apple and Adobe: Not “Working Together Better”
Collaboration lessons tumble from Steve Jobs’ recent memo explaining why Apple isn’t supporting Adobe’s Flash software on its recent devices. (Explained: Your iPhone won’t be serving you any Flash content. Sorry about that.) Here’s a summary of Jobs’ points and … Continue reading
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Tagged adobe, apple, collaboration, flash
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Top Ten Mistakes Young People Make at Work – Part 1
Ah, young people. A breath of fresh air, exuberance, energy . . . and ten very common workplace mistakes. Here, in summary format, are five of the Top Ten Mistakes Young People Make at Work and my advice on how … Continue reading
Posted in reward and recognition, teamwork, work behaviors
Tagged initiative, mistakes, trust, young people
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