Several weeks ago I had lunch with a colleague of mine, who had confided to me that she had had the worst managers ever at a former company. Naturally I was intrigued, because poor managers are a special interest of mine, and I hoped to cash in like Scott Adams on her tale of woe. So, while tucking into a delicious French country salad with mushroom pizzata, I settled in for a pleasurable tale of pointy haired bosses. Here is her tale: Her first hiring manager out of school had left the company by the time she showed up. No sexual harassment or anything like that. Oh, wait, it is. managers MORE

4 Ways to Handle Your Childish Boss. There's probably no subject that generates more discussion on this blog than two words: "bad boss." Personally, I don't know anyone who doesn't have a bad boss story. know I have more than a few MORE

I posted a little story yesterday about a pharmacist who made several inappropriate remarks. Not surprisingly, most of those who commented identified the man as a jerk and alternately asked for his dismissal, write up or behind in a training class. The thing that concerns me the most about this story is not that the pharmacist was a jerk, but that the other employees laughed along with him. Let's face it. Society has (for some unknown reason) determined that pregnant women are fair game and that your child bearing decisions are open for criticism. Popcorn! He thought he was being funny. MORE

A friend had the following experience: This morning I took the children to the pharmacy to get some breathe right strips for my toddler. He has been a little congested at night. Anyway, I went up to the consultation window to ask the pharmacist a question about this saline nasal spray for children. I was holding my daughter and both boys were standing right next to me, well groomed, calm, quiet, and well behaved. I was having a great morning, I don't think I looked frazzled or overtired or anything like that. just stared at him. He finally answered my question. don't want to sway anybody MORE

When a business is initially successful, it is generally in one type of business. That success often leads owners and managers to begin thinking they can make any business successful. They start thinking about diversifying into other types of businesses. The reverse of this is when a business is struggling and the owner or manager believes that the only way to achieve success is to diversify. In both cases, the core business probably represents an opportunity for additional success if properly managed. And in many cases the core business suffers because resources are drawn away from it. MORE

I posted a little story yesterday about a pharmacist who made several inappropriate remarks. Not surprisingly, most of those who commented identified the man as a jerk and alternately asked for his dismissal, write up or behind in a training class. The thing that concerns me the most about this story is not that the pharmacist was a jerk, but that the other employees laughed along with him. Let's face it. Society has (for some unknown reason) determined that pregnant women are fair game and that your child bearing decisions are open for criticism. Popcorn! He thought he was being funny. MORE

A friend had the following experience: This morning I took the children to the pharmacy to get some breathe right strips for my toddler. He has been a little congested at night. Anyway, I went up to the consultation window to ask the pharmacist a question about this saline nasal spray for children. I was holding my daughter and both boys were standing right next to me, well groomed, calm, quiet, and well behaved. I was having a great morning, I don't think I looked frazzled or overtired or anything like that. just stared at him. He finally answered my question. don't want to sway anybody MORE