tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32131062011-12-13T19:56:47.724-08:00optimizing effective mismanagement of business knowledge over time, through the application of radical perspective and insightepiclectichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751378376382024597noreply@blogger.comBlogger2391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213106.post-20342762830970958422007-09-10T12:02:00.001-07:002007-09-10T12:13:07.864-07:00

Is it just me, or is the juxtaposition of the random sponsor add on this newstory about Country wide cutting staff a serious comment about the state of the entire mortgage and housing industry.You KNOW the displaced, unscrupulous mortgage loan 'officers' and brokers that had been selling over-extended homeowners new loans they really couldn't afford, are going to be jumping this new bandwagon.

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Ever watch A&E's reality real estate show "Flip This House"? Under the guise of being both educational and entertaining, they inspire the viewer to begin asking "Gee, that looks easy. What if we quit our jobs and get into this house flipping business big time. Imagine all the money we could make!"Well, this afternoon, I came across a story about Sam Leccima, the "star" from a series of FTH

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New Century to lay off 2,000 workers as unit goes unsoldAssociated PressArticle Launched: 05/03/2007 11:54:49 AM PDTLOS ANGELES - Financially strapped subprime mortgage lender New Century Financial Corp., failed to receive any bids for its mortgage loan origination business, forcing it to shut down the unit and lay off around 2,000 employees, the company told employees Thursday. The Irvine-based

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Asia dives on US subprime woeLosses on Wall Street sets sell dominos falling in Japan and other Far East markets.March 13 2007: 10:20 PM EDTSINGAPORE (Reuters) -- Asian share markets on Wednesday tracked heavy losses on Wall Street on fears about an intensifying crisis in U.S. mortgage lending, spooking investors nursing losses from a sharp sell-off two weeks ago.Japanese stocks fell more than 2

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"As of March 9, 2007, all of the Company's lenders under its short-term repurchase agreements and aggregation credit facilities had discontinued their financing with the Company or had notified the Company of their intent to do so."Just desserts.

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"Tracking the housing finance breakdown: a saga of corruption, stupidity, and government complicity."Oh what a tangled web we weave, when we practice to deceive.Just because you've heard of the big names in the mortgage business, doesn't necessarily imply integrity and ethics. Here's one guy that is helping put together a list of "who's who in the zoo".

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I received a call from a sales rep for MortgageLenders.cc a few minutes ago. A year ago, we had an "unpleasant" experience with the company, so I decided to do a quick Google search to see what new dirt I might discover. Interestingly enough, I came across this recently posted video on YouTube.What goes around may come around...

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Ralph HakeRan Maytag: June 2001-March 2006Was chief financial officer and executive vice president at Fluor Corp., but he spent 12 years at Whirlpool Corp., one of Maytag's chief competitors and the company that ended up buying Maytag in March 2006. The company stock value, market share and profitability waned to the point that it began entertaining buyout offers in 2005. Contractual agreements

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From a story in today’s LA Times:Ameriquest closes 229 offices, lays off 3,800The parent company of Ameriquest Mortgage Co. and Townand Country Credit retail mortgage subsidiaries said Tuesday it will launcha new business model that will result in the closing of 229 retail branchoffices and the layoffs of about 3,800 workers, effective immediately.This week's announcement comes on the heels of a

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I guess, nothing has changed...Aug. 8, 2003 - There wouldn't be spam if there wasn't money in spam. So to understand what primes the spam economy, MSNBC.com answered a single unsolicited commercial e-mail.Read the entire article

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You know I have a strong opinion about ethics in the mortgage business. So when I find a site like this, I smile and get the feeling that there is hope.Chock full of lessons-learned, and NOT the ranting of some wacko like you might think on first glance.- The Fight Back forum has a few threads that are recommended reading for anyone that owns a home, or is considering refinancing. Ameriquest

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As you can probably guess by now, I've some strong opinions about the current state of the mortgage business - or rather all of the unproductive static that permeates the mortgage business. I'm a mortgage professional trying to make an honest living, and I have to differentiate myself - a real challenge considering the current pothole-ridden landscape.At this point, the specific thing that is a

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In a little over a year, I have developed an extreme contempt for ANYONE involved in the business of gathering or selling "information" related to connecting people who are interested in refinancing with the investors or brokers that can provide them the money they are looking for. These "lead companies" make their money in a Ponzi scheme fueled only by the existence of email, the internet, and

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ONCE UPON A TIME, there lived a young teeny tiny man, with his teeny tiny wife, in a teeny tiny house, with his teeny tiny family. His teeny tiny relatives and their teeny tiny friends constantly surrounded him. They spent all their time talking about teeny tiny things and teeny tiny people.One day, the teeny tiny man, who we will call Tiny, woke up from his teeny tiny sleep with a not-so teeny

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Welcome to Pen Island, the best place to get custom made pens on the internet!Don't be fooled by those imposters at www.penisland.org, or www.pen-island.net, we're the real deal!Many companies specialize in custom pens in bulk orders of 500+, but where do you go if you want just one or two customized pens for that special gift? You come to Pen Island, where we exist to make sure you get the exact

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"Our goal is to make sure corporateness is woven into the fabric of our company - into all our processes, into day-to-day business practices, creating a mindset within every employee and manager that will allow them to consciously think about corporate massiveness in everything that they do. No other organization can outperform us at what we do best: being not just another massive corporation,

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He knows when you are sleeping. He knows when you're awake. He knows if you've been bad or good. But it really doesn't matter if your name is on the list for staff reductions and the "gift" must be delivered before the end of the year and there is nothing you can do to stop the inevitable - so don't even think about trying to protest or challenge decisions that are outside of the control of

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Austin law firm Lawrence Arenella & Satija LLP secured a $12.5 million settlement against Fluor Corp. on behalf of Cosby Coleman, a 15-year employee who worked in the company's Sugar Land government contracting office. The settlement, entered in federal court in Santa Ana, Calif., goes to the federal government and the whistleblower. Coleman and his attorney will receive $2.75 million of the

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ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR - News) announced today that it will donate $100,000 to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts supervised by the American Red Cross and United Way. This gift will be supplemented by contributions from Fluor employees worldwide. The company will match employee contributions at the rate of 50 cents to the dollar. They

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...always an asshole.

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"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." Albert Einstein (1879-1955) German physicist, Nobel Prize winner

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NORTH AMERICA'S MOST ADMIRED KNOWLEDGE ENTERPRISES ANNOUNCED Date Added 7/12/2005 The winners of the 2005 North American Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) study, conducted by Teleos in association with The KNOW Network, are (in alphabetical order): Buckman Laboratories, Dell, Fluor, General Electric, Google, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, McKinsey & Company, Microsoft, Raytheon, SAIC, Southwest

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Thanks to one of my close colleagues for sending me a copy of this:Dear Employees, Earlier this morning, I met with employees at our Aliso Viejo corporate headquarters to discuss an important announcement being made today. After much consideration, we've decided to relocate our corporate headquarters from Southern California to the Dallas/Ft. Worth metropolitan area. This move reflects the

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US News Article | Reuters.com: TEXAS CITY, Texas (Reuters) - An explosion rocked BP's huge refinery in Texas City, Texas, on Wednesday, the company said, and local television reported that four people were killed in the blast. Another 10 people were rushed to the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, according to the televised report. The BP refinery, the third largest

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"With the utmost of all good intentions and increasingly innovative tactics, we are to serve, firstly and foremostly, the utter well-being of those few most worthy of profit-sharing, without the use of illegal maneuvers, or otherwise governmentally frowned-upon, sleight-of-hand tricks, at least to the best of knowledge of those who may have the power to alter our manner of business conduct or

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"Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has acquired another small software company, the latest in a series of buys that have added to its portfolio in security , services and, in the case of its most recent deal, collaboration. With the acquisition of Groove Networks, Microsoft gets not only a company but also a big name in technology -- Groove's Ray Ozzie, who will now be working for Microsoft.The companies

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According to the New York Daily News: ...next month, Victoria's Secret will launch IPEX, a model meant to inspire sighs of relief. According to VS, the bra provides total support and coverage - particularly at the all-important center of the cup - without lumpy padding. The bra is also completely seamless, for a smooth look under fitted tops, and, best of all, is feather-light. After two years of

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"To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing." - Elbert Hubbard

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Inadequate armored protection for military vehicles in Iraq is a festering problem that has contributed to many U.S. deaths and casualties. One soldier standing up with a question for the boss has spurred the government into action on the festering problem of inadequate armor protection in Iraq. Army Spec. Thomas Wilson did thousands of soldiers a big favor by having the gumption to put his

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Say, what?

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something that has taken a long time to conceive, nourish, grow, build and develop can be completely undone. It's hard to really identify when you first decide what you want to do in life - what your vocation is to be. It is later in your life, when you truly realize that every single minute of your existence has been spent processing input from every conceivable source (i.e., personal

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Butt-Osterich: "It's been a great three-hour meeting, but I have one question". BO: "Can a business-led project management process optimize our strategic core issues?" Manager: "Was that gibberish?" BO: "I thought that's what we were doing."

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The past few months have found me browsing the various job boards on Monster, CareerBuilder and the classifieds in the LA Times and Register - in search of the "right" opportunity. A few weeks ago, I came across one that caught my attention. Since I wasn't interested myself, I didn't save the ad; but am attempting to recall some of the key requirements of the position: Position: Corporate

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"Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein

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The Founders of KM Originally uploaded by epiclectic. At a recent garage sale, I came across this old photograph tucked away in a dusty box full of discarded business magazines. Pencil notes on the back of the photo state "the gang getting together before attempting to actually build a marketing and sales knowledge community one more time - 1928".

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Knowledge-At-Work - Ooops. Somebody get the copyright infringement police on this one! You might have to break him away from monitoring the email traffic, though.

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One stop shopping. It's as simple as that...

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Looking at the recent quarterly report, it appears that "our favorite business unit" is dramatically behind where it was a year ago. All of its siblings seem to be at least matching last years targets, if not substantially larger than last year. Could it be that heads are going to have to roll - again? Perhaps at a much higher level than before, since after all, the executives are the ones

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Some interesting parallels in what the world of "business" has done over the past 30 years. Tom Guerra's Website - Ian Hunter Interview: "TG: You've been recording for about thirty years - how has the business changed? IH: I used to be keen and enthusiastic, but as this business has changed I've changed as well. I recognize record people a mile away and I try to avoid them. They have no

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Seems to me, a good sign of a professional organization is that they pay their bills on time. Its amazes me when a conscious effort is made to contract for services at the lowest possible price, and then fail to compensate the contractor what was deserved. Perhaps an oversight. Or perhaps evidence of what is important to the company nowadays.

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Untitled Document: "History remembers the artisans and thinkers, all the others fall away like sand on a beach, we are the most important people as we make the world and reshape it in our own vision. Without the painters, sculpture's, artists, writers, architects, designers, filmmakers musicians and performers the world that we life in would be a drab and dull place to live. We give the world

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You would think with all the noise going down regarding the executives in Enron, corporations would be taking this whole ethics thing pretty seriously. However, when you begin to understand about all the inbreeding and backroom politics taking place to perpetuate the facade of propriety, it makes you want to turn your back on the corporate world and open a sandwich shop. Does anyone really

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How to Get 'Em to Do What You Want 'Em to : Distributor Sales: "So, the first step in getting your sales people 'to do what you want'em to,' is to decide 'what you want'em to do.' Ideally, those things proceed directly from your strategic plan. For example, if your strategic plan says that you want to penetrate a new market segment, then you should expect your salespeople to make X calls per

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Like Nostradamus, the prediction from a local soothsayer did not come to pass.

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Cosmic soothsayers have forseen yet one more catastrophic event occuring within the fortnight. The purging of the tainted wizards must continue. It is inevitable and cannot be avoided.

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"Under New Management" - We often see these signs go up in our neighborhood when a run down business gets a new lease on life when a new owner comes in, rejuvinates the place, and attempts to lure in customers with something better, faster, or cheaper. But what if the business was performing well, and customers were pleased with the services offered. No one would ever think of putting up a sign

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Rather than violate copyright laws, I am unable to legally post the Daily Dilbert for June 19, 2004, in the blog. However, I strongly encourage the reader interested in the topics regularly discussed on the KD, to visit Dilbert.Com for Scott Adams' cut-to-the-chase wisdom. This particular strip is timely and insightful, especially for those of you that are aware of recent terrorist attacks.

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"The true value of conventional management wisdom is not that it's wise or dumb, but that it's conventional. It makes one of the hardest jobs in the world, managing an organization, a little easier. By following it, managers everywhere see a way to drag their sorry behinds through another quarter without getting fired. And isn't that, really, what it's all about?" I suppose it depends if you are

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Jill (firmly): "Stop doing that thing IMMEDIATELY." Jack (puzzled): "I'm not doing that thing - never have. You must be mistaking me for someone else. Have you talked to Larry? He does that thing all the time." Jill (flustered): "Maybe you're right - I'll speak with Larry. But you must admit that your type usually does that thing. So make sure you don't do that thing any more." I'm reminded of

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Did you feel the aftershock today from yesterday's 5.2 earthquake off the coast of California? There was some damage sustained to certain structures within South Orange County; however, the long-term impact of the tembler has not yet been assessed.

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Giving 100% What makes 100%? What does it mean to give more than a 100%? Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been to those meetings where someone wants you to give more than 100%. How about achieving 103%? Well, here's a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these questions: If the letters of the alphabet A B C D E F G H

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"Those already in Iraq with big corporations say working conditions are rough and caution it is not an assignment to take without experience working in a hostile environment. But they stress the personal and financial rewards are there with the right balance of security, company ties with Iraqis and respect for their culture and values."Apparently, its not necessarily all about the pen.

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Did you ever realize that the elevator's floor directory can be very telling about the importance of functions within a corporation? So, just where on the corporate "ladder" do you sit? Does it align with your personal aspirations? You might want to check with elevator services to see how much traffic is allowed between floors before you sign on for a career.

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Letters from the Global Province " ...Theory of Embedded Wrongs: If a problem has been around a long, long while, and there's a dominant prevailing notion as to what will cure it, the answer is almost inevitably wrong. Strong, wrong-headed notions particularly achieve a stranglehold in mature societies such as the United States. Lobbies and interest groups can summon up enough staying power,

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"Fluor Corp (NYSE:FLR - News), of Aliso Viejo, California, has been forced to move workers out of dangerous areas for up to 48 hours and work has slowed in some regions because supplies could not be delivered safely, said spokesman Jerry Holloway.'The impact has not been terribly significant. Many of our projects are in more stable areas of the country so we have not been impacted as others might

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"In order to meet the challenges of the next 10 to 20 years, [your company name goes here] needs to drive change in its execution methods or face losing its preeminent position in the industry. Technological, organization and work process improvements are needed to enable the type of change needed for [your company name]'s future success."Read: New corporate initiative in progress. Evaluate

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As I was finishing off the yardwork this weekend, I came to the realization that the entire process of maintaining and caring for the yard is capped off by a simple activity - hosing down the driveway. That simple, non-stressful, therapeutic process - controlling a stream of water to methodically move a line of dirt and debris down toward the gutter - brings a sincere sense of closure to the

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Blame India Watch Lost your IT job? Blame HR and your management. "Blame India Watch is concerned with the increasing anti-Indian/anti-India sentiment among tech workers, as well as media coverage that focuses disproportionately on Indian workers or propagates anti-India(n) sentiment. What began a few years ago as IT grumbling about Indian-specific H-1B 'Temporary Guest worker' and L-1 '

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Sometimes when life gives you lemons, unforseen situations arise that turn your lemons into lemonade. One must always be ready for the unexpected lemonade machine. Fill your glasses with ice and have them ready the next time the machine kicks into gear.

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Notified that execution has been stayed, and obligation has been met. A new chapter begins. Lets see how this one ends. Fingers are crossed.

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A wise and famous soothsayer once counseled, "You can't let the bad guys get you to do something you don't really and truly want to do just to show them what's up. There are other ways." Good advice.

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Suppose you are sitting in a crowded theater waiting for the movie to start. Tonight, you've selected a brainless comedy for your entertainment. Suddenly, from out of nowhere, a disheveled guy in camo jumps onstage brandishing an AK-47, and yelling for everyone to shut up. Instead of panicing, the shocked audience stops their conversations in mid sentence and stares at this lunatic awaiting his

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- If you are not in a court of law, are you considered guilty until proven innocent?- When is the precise moment that you unbecome what you believe you are?- To what extent should you make an effort to investigate allegations that appear to be biased and unfounded. - Should it matter from whom the allegations come if they are untrue?- Should it matter from whom the allegations come if they are

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Remember when LA's KMET 94.7 changed from adult rock to "the wave" in early 1988? Quite disconcerting, seeing how much I identified with the air personalities, music and attitude.Perhaps this process by which radio stations change their format overnight has nothing to do with the strength or popularity of the current station's disk jockey, shock jock, or listener base. Rather, the station's

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Did you ever go to the mall and walk by one of those pet stores with a pen full of playful puppy dogs rolling around in the shredded newspaper? Remember how you smiled when you saw them rolling around and mauling each other in the spirit of play? What a great feeling! It takes you back to those times when you were a kid, and rolled around in the grass with your buddies.Now, on some occasions,

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A critical deadline was missed and the bottom line has been drawn. Foundations are shaking and depending on successful completion of the contract, the world - as we know it - may cease to exist.Its big E time! From hero to zero.

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I was informed today that men are incapable of multi-tasking. It is the woman that is naturally destined to a life of successful multi-tasking, and that is why they are commonly relegated tasks that help them demonstrate this valued skill whenever possible. For example, when a man is moderating a meeting, he is incapable of capturing meaningful action items during the session. On the other hand,

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This weeks episode: Wait for the Fat Lady to SingStory: Issues once thought to have been put to bed have now resurfaced on the radar. And this time, there are many more eyes investigating the situation. Important questions are being asked that must be asked. Situations that could be swept under the rug are being rediscovered as the rug is being rolled back. Names are being named. Penetrating eye

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You become what you think about.

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Lockheed Martin, CACI, EAI, Fluor and IEM Team For DoD Installation Protection Program: - E-I-E-I-OH.... let me guess. Government project? Alphabet soup.

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A year ago, every reporter was embedded into the action in Iraq. News readers freely spouted the term as if they had been using it for years. However, I can't recall the last time I heard it used by anyone recently.Well, its 2004. So get ready for engaged and resilient.If you are one of those people that are struggling with work-life balance, then know that it is YOU to whom the phrase should be

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Hey, here's an interesting analogy that I bet you've never heard:- An optimist sees a glass half full of water. - A pessimist sees the same glass as half empty. - But a realist sees a once-full glass of water that is now on its way to becoming empty due to evaporation because there has been absolutely no effort made to retain the moisture in the glass and prevent loss. The result: The glass will

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Advised today that migration is inevitable... looking at ways to get our feet on the ground floor and build an environment that encourages improvement, collaboration and teamwork. Beware the Ides of March.

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Rumor mill: REVERTIBLE GRISETTES

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Today was not one of the better ones - a visionary brainstorming session with no apparent sponsorship, internal team conflicts that we knew would eventually come to a head, and a "SuperBowl Finish" CLE thrown in to top things off.It will be extremely interesting to see what happens next. It boggles the mind if you try to explore each possible scenario using reason and logic. After all, there is

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"...employees are meat popsickles to be thawed and eaten whenever management gets a sweet tooth." Interesting perspective from an enligthened individual.

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Great white north reduced by one.

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Compassion.

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Read about a company today that has a very interesting situation developing. The next day or two will be extremely telling about how well its corporate leadership is able to handle the tremendous moral and social responsibility of being in a position of power. While there is really no question about the action they must take, they have chosen to wrestle with a difficult and ethical

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Joni Mitchell once had us all singing "don't it always seem to know, that you don't know what you got till its gone." Well, due to some unfortunate circumstances, they are about to "pave paradise and put up a parking lot." Its unfortunate - but it is a self-inflicted wound. I'm certain most people will draw their own conclusions about what may have triggered the event. But in the end, there

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"...there are some good people doing good work on the wrong things."

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Seven pathetic signs... alleged to be in the offing.

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"... the process of arriving at business decisions isn't always systematic enough to be supported by computers. You have to take the assumptions out of the mind of the decision-maker and put them explicitly into the process, along with a method to check them, and only then can a computer help you manage it. Older executives find it excruciating to have to be that explicit, because they just don't

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You've probably heard about Roy Disney's campaign to get Eisner out of power. While reading the January 12 issue of Fortune, the following paragraph resonated with me:"...But this battle for control of an American icon is not just about shareholder value or corporate governance. Nor is it about the animosity between Roy Disney and Michael Eisner, though there's plenty of that. It is, at heart,

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- J.S. Ninomiya 1988Bad management never goes out of style. Seven all-too common types of ineffective or destructive executives.Godfathers typically demand complete control of their organizations and total loyalty from their employees. Subordinates are given freedom in their routine duties, but their goals are dictated from above.Ostriches love the status quo and fear discord. They always hope

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(Requisition 015) Working in the SM&A human resources group this hands-on person will be an integral member of the headquarter support team located in Newport Beach, California. Responsibilities: Promote internal collaboration and provide an integrated means of capturing the knowledge of employees and transferring it to others on an as-needed basis thus improving the moral, performance, client

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You go through life never thinking it will happen to you, and then one day, its staring you right in the face. You can't ignore it any longer.A very close friend of mine - I'll call him Charlie - was recently formally diagnosed with the big "C". The experts weren't sure how much time he had remaining, but they are positive that his quality of life will visibly suffer week by week.I left college

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Noticable shills. Mash a head thin. Jane heals it. Never yell "horn".Who's next?

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"No honking, Joseph."

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- a bunch of corporate dogs participating in a meeting, conference, get-together or ceremony featuring dances, feasting, fair, etc.

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Spent the weekend sorting through a dozen boxes full of paperwork and trinkets from my past business endeavors. It was very therapeutic for me to browse these historical (re: hysterical) documents and read things that seem to have been written only yesterday. On the other hand, its disappointing when when you realize that the many great ideas that were eagerly shared with enthusiasm and energy

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Microsoft fires worker over weblog - Hmmmmmm

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KISS in Aruba > Sprain chi-chi.Arm Arab bay - but - never yell "horn".Retain dog - think tits.

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Seemed very apropos today...

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- BMW Nitro- Nay LookerPlease check your cards and see if you are a winner!

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Before: 250After: 70Mortality Rate: 72%That's one hell of a lot of expensive directs - stay tuned...

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"Well, as far as I can tell, things look fine." Caption under cartoon of a corporate executive on the telephone, wearing small, round, black-lens glasses with his back to window, as a gigantic asteroid is seen plummeting directly toward him.

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"In response to accusations by the press, I would like to clear up a common misconception. At Bungo, our leaders are NOT the result of our careless promoting of any old asshole we find within the corporation. We have found that by taking the right amount of time, and exercising the right amount of patience, we are actually able to nurture and grow them. Assholeaders(c) are part of Bungo's core

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After listening to a major corporation's quarterly telecon, and the questions being asked of the executives... I've noticed that almost no one ever says "tell me about this or that" anymore. Now, if you want to sound intelligent, you have to ask someone to "please provide me with some color about this or that." Why have they turned simple questioning into a "color issue?"Perhaps its driven by

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