Month: November 2012
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Corporate Culture Revisited
Looking back on an old corporate culture is never the healthiest way to grow your business but there are lessons you have taken forward and there are delights to pontificate from past work environments in which you will never again be required to tolerate. When you call the shots, there are people you have left…
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Washington Gridlock
I’m not really sensing that the Republicans are heeding the election results given the continuing saga of Washington gridlock. The U.S. is due to raise taxes on 98% of the populous come January 1, 2013 yet the perpetual feet dragging remains. The scuttle butt on Capitol Hill has everything to do the words of one…
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Ceroc in Calgary
It’s been very fun to learn ceroc in Calgary. Beginners are welcome to every class of this U.K form of modern jive every Monday up in the Thorncliffe community centre and at the Barn in Shawnessy on Tuesdays. Darren and Claire have a colorful history giving lessons back in England. Calgary is lucky to have…
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Ultimate Autonomy
As you know, at a “job”, they’ll only pay you the least amount it takes to retain you. Employees are on the wrong side of capitalism and they will never be paid what they are worth working for someone else. Blooming entrepreneurs are the ones at work that consciously ridicule the water cooler gossip. They…