Archive for October, 2008

Don’t Be the I-Told-You-So Know-It-All at the Party

Thursday, October 30th, 2008
[caption id="attachment_307" align="alignleft" width="160" caption="Courtesy of eddidit"]Courtesy of eddidit[/caption]Recently, a friend was describing a misunderstanding he had had at work due to simply not paying enough attention to what a coworker had said. His lack of attention had led to a bit of wasted time and then confusion at the end of the day when the wrong project had been completed. It was nothing major, just a small annoyance, but… Read More

You’re Stealing Your Employer’s Clients

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
[caption id="attachment_304" align="alignleft" width="160" caption="Courtesy of TOKY Branding and Design"]Courtesy of TOKY Branding and Design[/caption]Do you have a LinkedIn profile? What about a Facebook, Myspace, Plaxo Pulse, etc profile? Have you ever added a client as a friend or contact on one of those networks and then switched jobs? If you have, you may have violated your company's policy against taking client information… Read More

You Might be Great, but Are You Replaceable?

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
Last Monday, I went to see the Kings of Leon, We Are Scientists, and The Stills at the Paramount in Seattle. The show was awesome, but as I was watching, I started to wonder how much any of these seemingly dedicated fans would really miss the bands if they no longer existed.… Read More