New York Times – Hardcover Business Best Sellers – February 2009
Unlike January’s NY Times list, the February 2009 New York Times Hardcover Business Best Sellers list begins to reveal America’s concern over the economy. While the February list is still void of credible financial survival guides, there are two “the end is near” tomes using [...]
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New York Times – Hardcover Business Best Sellers – January 2009
A quick review of the January 2009 New York Times Hardcover Business Best Sellers list and you wouldn’t know we were in a recession. Where are all the financial survival guides? Where are all the “end is near” and Nostradamus tomes?
Instead of the expected [...]
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The Best of AskTheManager.com – 2008
One of our regular readers sent us a nice email last night wishing us, among other things, a Happy New Year. We know it wasn’t just a mass email sent to everyone in his address book because he requested we write this post today.
Specifically, he asked us to list [...]
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“Business Executives” Rank Low in Annual Honesty and Ethics Poll
While nurses topped the list for the seventh consecutive year, business executives earned relatively poor grades in the latest installment of the annual integrity poll from Gallup.
The poll, which surveyed just over 1,000 US adults earlier this month, asked respondents how they would rate the [...]
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Vendors Give The Darnedest Things…
Loyal reader Tye Mills sent us a question in response to our Leader’s Gift-Giving Guide article.
What are the top 10 wacky gifts you have received from vendors? – Tye Mills
Great question, Tye…
Hmm, let’s see, the unfortunate result of most truly wacky or bad gifts from vendors is that they are [...]
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Holiday Gifts for the Office Crowd
‘tis the season to think about all the people who helped you get where you are today. Whether you are a senior leader or an up-and-coming manager, it’s important for you to thank those who make an impact in your work life. And by “thank,” I mean give them something [...]
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New York Times – Hardcover Business Best Sellers – November 2008
An historical election behind us and a bleak short-term future ahead, we find ourselves at a very interesting time. When will the market hit bottom? How high will unemployment ultimately reach? Will Chrysler and GM survive to see 2010? Can Barack Obama and a Democratic [...]
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The 25 Most Annoying Business Phrases Managers Use
From the overused to the clichéd, we are inundated on a daily basis with annoying and ridiculous business phrases from the lips of well-meaning managers.
Why so many of us, present company included, rely on the latest catch phrases or tired business jargon to relay a particular message [...]
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