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Category Archives: August 2008
Strategically Sound
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles that will look at the responsibility of boards and how to create dialogue to improve them. Although there are no right and wrong answers to the following suggestions, it … Continue reading
Just Say No
I have a friend, a father of four, who’s told me time and time again, “you know Rod our family always says no first.” Before I knew him well, it used to bother me. How could you always default to … Continue reading
Not Another Training Session
Training, ranging from voluntary to mandatory, frequently appears on a list of staff expectations. It can also be a source of tension between employees and management. But if training can improve performance in any number of ways, why would anyone … Continue reading
Precautionary Measures
When it comes to children, we generally do everything possible to keep them safe–we strap them into seatbelts in the car, make them wear helmets while riding bikes, and take them to doctor appointments for immunizations and checkups. Yet, when … Continue reading
Ten Tips For Locker Rooms
For most patrons, using a recreation center locker room ranks somewhere between public speaking and skydiving on a list of things to avoid. Besides being an unpopular place to spend time, it is also one of the most expensive to … Continue reading