Telecommuting & Disgruntled Co-Workers

Good Afternoon…here’s an informative (quick reading) blog post on telecommuting: http://bit.ly/ZFF0N entitled: “Telecommuting: How to Approach Your Boss.”  A few words re my two cents worth on this subject….it’s been my experience that it’s often more difficult dealing with disgruntled co-workers who are NOT telecommuting than it is to convince your employer to let you [...]

Maximizing Our CLE Dollars/Minimizing Seminar Syndrome Shame!

Do you suffer from ‘seminar syndrome shame’? As Republished in: St. Louis Daily Record & St. Louis Countian ,  Oct 9, 2008 by Nancy Byerly Jones Most of us have suffered from seminar syndrome shame (“SSS”) — the “lost opportunity disease” that occurs when we expend valuable time and money on educational seminars only to [...]

Vacation Policies Mirror a Law Firm's/Company's Culture

Vacation policies and management’s attitudes toward employee vacations, personal or sick leave say everything about an office’s morale, culture and quality of leadership. Click here for my Lawyers USA column on this subject….written originally in 2002, but still so very true and relevant in today’s business climate.  Bottom line…atttorneys, business owners, managers, and  employees who [...]

Think we're too busy to do those things we REALLY want to do?

Ran across the quote below today and OUCH!….really made me think about things I’ve been putting off because I’ve been saying “I’m just too busy.”  Don’t know about you, but Mr. Brown’s words below have inspired me to get in touch with the real reasons I’ve been putting a few things off because I no [...]