by Joe Driscoll | Nov 26, 2009 | People
“You are doing a great job, but …….” That’s a standard opening line to something called “constructive criticism”. With nothing but the best of intentions, “constructive criticism” is regularly administered to...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 26, 2009 | People
I had observed the young lady going about her business for about a half hour. She appeared to have administrative responsibility for the activities surrounding the lock box department at the small bank where I was attending a meeting.. I was waiting outside of the...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 26, 2009 | People
The everyday operating concerns of your business, the people, the problems, the planning, and the pursuit of profits are the matters that occupy us daily. Dealing with these issues in straight forward, common sense manner is a worthwhile objective for us all. This is...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 26, 2009 | People
“Our employees are our greatest asset.” Many companies say it but there is more involved in treating employees as assets than just lip service. Major corporations are constantly running expensive goodwill ads showcasing their employees and telling us how...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 26, 2009 | General Business
I was visiting someplace last week and I was introduced to four new people. Actually they weren’t new to me, I had meet them many times before, I just hadn’t recognized them working together so well. I don’t want to say where that someplace was, it...