Chances are in the past year you’ve added a few more items to your list of duties at work. Maybe now you’re in charge of your company’s blog or answering the phone. Whatever it may be, more responsibilities means it’s sometimes harder to leave the office at the office when you go home to your…
Communication, clear goals key to effective delegation
With a troubled economy and competition around every corner, doing more with less has become a way of life for many managers and their employees. And an important skill when you’re leading a group of two or two hundred is delegation. And it’s not as easy as it sounds. Delegation means handing the reigns to…
Local issue a lesson in integrity
The big news today is out of the Birmingham mayor’s office. The Birmingham City Council is accusing Mayor William Bell of blocking a project to build a council-specific website in an attempt to censor the group. The council is claiming that the mayor hasn’t signed a contract to set up the website because it gives…
‘How to Win Friends and Influence People’ named to Fast Company list
When Fast Company puts together a list of “13 Business Books That Will Blow Your Mind,” you definitely take notice. And while we’re thrilled “How to Win Friends and Influence People” made the list, we also wanted to shine the spotlight on the other books, which are also great reads. They are, in no particular…