by bookshepherd_admin | Apr 12, 2011 | Articles, Books, Dr. Judith Briles Video, My Blog, Newsletter, Speaking, Webinars, Workplace Smarts
Carefronting Employees in Your Midst … You’ve been recently promoted to manager of your department. You loved being on staff, but the management role hasn’t been what you expected. Your pre-management department friends seem to have new expectations from you (as...
by bookshepherd_admin | Jul 7, 2010 | Personal Smarts, Workplace Smarts
Have you ever been in a situation where you know that it could have been avoided? It usually comes from a wrong fit. People often ask what groups I speak for. My response is always—it’s better to ask what groups I don’t speak for. Puzzled with my response, I...
by bookshepherd_admin | Mar 16, 2010 | Articles, Books, Dr. Judith Briles Video, My Blog, Workplace Smarts
Nasty and demeaning behavior is alive and well in the workplace today. It’s not exclusive to gender and breeds easily. In fact, the bad economy acts as a breeder.The Susans (and Sams) of the workplace who practice the art of being pit bulls, bullies and jerks are the...
by bookshepherd_admin | Feb 16, 2010 | Articles, My Blog, Personal Smarts, Workplace Smarts
What happens when a team, a group, a company or an organization loses its vision, its organization, it energy, its leadership and/or its passion? Simply, it dies. Some deaths are sudden. Most are prolonged, and can be agonizing. Gumblings and complaints about the...
by bookshepherd_admin | Sep 29, 2009 | Workplace Smarts
I’m a tad surprised with the mega responses and queries I’ve received about a recent column I did on job searches for the Denver Business Journal. Calls and emails from people from all over the country. There’s a variation of it in ezinearticles.com...
by bookshepherd_admin | May 17, 2009 | Workplace Smarts
In case you’ve missed the news, times are not great. Unemployment is creeping up. Google’s recent announcement of a layoff post the DoubleClick acquisition has splashed across the nation’s news outlets. Now, it’s not uncommon for a company to do some housecleaning...
