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Introduction   The farmer opened the door with a suspicious look on his face. He looked at the group up and down. “Okay ,” he said, “you can come in but don’t touch anything. And don’t sit on my furniture.”  He opened the door wider and then said, “It will cost you five shillings apiece.” […]

Mergers and/or acquisitions provide the merged companies and/or acquirer with the perfect opportunity to evaluate systems and processes of the various entities. Best practices dictate that three factors be taken into account — timing, objectivity, and analysis. Let me comment on each of these three factors. Timing — It is wise to move thoughtfully rather […]

A playbook is a powerful tool. It captures best practices. It provides a guide for those new to the team and its plays. It expedites learning. It increases the likelihood of success. But much like a defense that encounters an offense that it has never seen before, the playbook can become a document worthy only […]

Having identified the various generations in the workplace, their characteristics, and the potential conflicts, how do you manage different generations? Send your managers to class. They need to learn to recognize generational differences and adapt. Facilitate mentoring. Match different aged employees to encourage more cross-generational interaction. Offer different working options. Allow telecommuting and working offsite. […]

To all those who were not children in the 60’s and 70’s — We survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, and tuna from a can. Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered […]