Figure Out If It Fits

On a recent visit I was reminded that Tokyo is awash in brightly colored fashion. I’ll admit, I spent my time there looking around and wishing I was 25 years younger and could pull it off. If I tried it now, though — and some friends suggested that I should — I would look like […]

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Age is Just a Number

Retaining employees

I went into a store earlier this week to exchange something I had bought a couple days before. I had paid for one thing, but the clerk had given me the wrong item, which I did not notice until after getting home. When I explained it to a different clerk he went back to get […]

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Celebrate Diversity, However You Do It

Online learning

The US has a concept of diversity in the work environment that just might be unique. We say we want a diverse workforce so we get diversity of ideas, and in knowledge work that’s pretty much essential. But it is hard to test potential employees for diverse ideas, so we tend to look for obvious […]

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High Performer or High Potential?

I often hear these two terms used interchangeably, but they are n0t the same thing. The difference is important, because it affects how you develop your employees. High Performer generally refers to someone who is great at the job they have. They are talented employees, they do great work, they put in a lot of […]

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I Resolve To…

A lot of people try to avoid making New Year’s resolutions. “I won’t follow through,” they say, or “A good idea is a good idea anytime, I should not only think about it on December 31st.” All true, perhaps, but not really enough of a reason to ignore thinking about the future. For many of […]

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