Raspberries – Tips from the yard

So my sister asks me how we maintain our raspberries to get the to grow so well. Honestly there’s not a lot we do. Two things I find work well are keeping the weeds down and cutting them back appropriately.
Cutting them back requires a little understanding of the growth cycle. Our raspberries fruit twice a [...]

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Tools For Change: Leadership Involvement and Alignment

I’m reviewing two tools for change this week. The first tool is the Leadership Alignment Assessment and the second is the Leadership Involvement Plan. Both of these tools aim to solve a critical issue in most change initiatives, appropriate support by leadership.
 
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Success in the Corporate World – Part 1 the Basics

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There seems to be a lot of people looking for tips on getting ahead in the corporate world. While I may not be a Stephen Covey, I have picked up a few things over the years that may help you.
Confidence
I really think the most important thing you can [...]

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Leading Through Layoffs: Working through Survivor’s Syndrome

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As organizations face optimizations and reorganizations frequently employees are displaced or laid off. These actions while necessary for the organization can leave the remaining employees with negative feelings often referred to as survivor’s syndrome. The resulting negativity can drastically impact the performance of the organization. How can managers [...]

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Social Media and the Search Engine

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The internet is full of conversations and discussions. More good information passes my screen in a minute than I can work through in the day. In this world of disconnected conversations it’s important to understand that it’s the people on the other end that matter. I watch people [...]

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Give yourself a promotion, no one else will.

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Are you happy with your current position in your company? No, what are you doing about it? I hear people complaining way too often that they are unhappy with their work and for whatever reason they put up with it. The overwhelming reason is that people are waiting [...]

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Social Media Primer

Recently I was asked “OK so what is the different between Twitter, facebook, Myspace, LinkedIn, Plaxo etc. which one do you think is best?” So here’s a little primer on the various social media and social networking tools available.
First off, what is social media? Wikipedia states “The term most often refers to activities that integrate [...]

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Fixing TweetDeck and Adobe Air Apps

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TweetDeck is a great Twitter client that allows you to manage volumes of communication most efficiently. After installing and using TweetDeck  for awhile I closed a few of the content panes. Later I closed a few more. Down to a single pane I accidentally closed that [...]

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What’s in your iPhone

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So what is taking up space on your iPhone. I’ve ended up deleting many apps and those that remain have earned it. Here is a brief list of what’s in my on my iPhone

Twitterific
Pandora
Appigo ToDo
Link to Google
Wurdle
aSleep
Newtons cradle
Link to gyminee
Blogwriter
eWallet
Tic Tac Free
Liquid pack
Holdem
Crash Kart
21 Pro: Blackjack

I have a [...]

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