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| Thursday, July 29, 2010 - Updated 05:22am CST |
Wow! It could only happen in Washington, D.C. I’m talking about the dismissal and, ultimately, attempted rehiring of Shirley Sherrod. You’ve likely heard the story by now, but it goes something like this.
Posted in Business Management by: Dan Oswald
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The other day a colleague here at M. Lee Smith Publishers suggested I take a look at a video that’s posted on YouTube. The video he wanted me to see was an animation adapted from a speech given by author Daniel Pink. The title of the video was the same as Mr. Pink’s latest book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
Posted in Business Management, Corporate Culture by: Dan Oswald
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How hard can it be? I’m talking about BP’s apparent lack of ability to get out of its own way. Time and time again BP has been able to say or do exactly the wrong thing. Forget about what the oil company could or could not have done to avoid this whole tragic mess. Let’s just focus on how the people at the company have dealt with it since the spill occurred some 67 days ago, as I write this.
Posted in Business Management, Leadership by: Dan Oswald
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Forgive me for bragging, but I’ve got a group of fantastic coworkers. Many of them were in action again this morning. You see, some of our people volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House here in Nashville today. As I write this, they’ve already served breakfast to the families staying there and another team will be serving lunch. In addition, we have a group that will be getting together during their lunch hour to make blankets for the families of the Ronald McDonald house.
Posted in Corporate Culture by: Dan Oswald
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Legendary basketball coach John Wooden died on June 4 at the age of 99. During his coaching career his teams won more than 80 percent of their games. At UCLA, his teams won an astonishing 10 NCAA national championships during his final 12 years of coaching, including seven in a row. Wooden was a talented coach, teacher, and leader, and much can be learned from his philosophy. I’d like to share with you some of my favorite quotes and lessons from John Wooden.
Posted in Life's Lessons by: Dan Oswald
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I hope I don’t disappoint when I tell you that what you’re about to read isn’t about Tiger Woods, the OctoMom, or anything remotely salacious. Instead, this is about you.
Posted in Life's Lessons by: Dan Oswald
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I saw an article the other day with the headline “Shareholders vs. Customers: Who Comes First?” That got me thinking. What was the answer to this question posed by the author of the article? My conclusion: You don’t have to choose.
Posted in Business Management by: Dan Oswald
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In the movies the leading man often was portrayed as the strong, silent type. A man of few words, but those words carried a lot of weight. Think Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry muttering, “Go ahead. Make my day.”
Posted in Leadership, Life's Lessons by: Dan Oswald
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The greater Nashville metro area, where our company is headquartered, experienced widespread flooding during the first days of May. The devastation was significant. In fact, Tennessee’s governor asked that 53 counties across the state be declared federal disaster areas.
Posted in Life's Lessons by: Dan Oswald
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Over the past few weeks, I have been reminded what a powerful trait sincerity can be in the workplace. Webster’s defines sincerity as “the quality or state of being sincere, honesty of mind, freedom from hypocrisy.”
Posted in Leadership by: Dan Oswald
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