Monthly Archives: March 2007

Blogging at Work? What would Happen to You…

Posted on March 21, 2007 by Toby Lucich

if your company found out you were blogging at work? (This link was live, but apperas to have been pulled.) What if you found out your employees were blogging or reading blogs. Instead of doing their work? Would you get … Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Autonomy, Career | 3 Comments

Want to work from home? Tips on making your work and life intramural

Posted on March 21, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

For many of us, working from home holds a great deal more appeal than sitting in a noisy–or worse yet, deathly silent–cube farm, day-in, day-out. I know that I’m more productive here than I ever was in the office. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Autonomy, Boss, Change, Corporate Culture, Motivation, Tips | Leave a comment

World of Warcraft taught some how to win the recruiting war

Posted on March 21, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

Sorry, but the geek in me compells me to say, “This is Red 5, standing by.” Phew. Now that that is out of the way… Red5, founded by former members of Blizzard Entertainment (the company behind titles like World of … Continue reading →

Posted in Corporate Culture, Creativity, Recruiting | 3 Comments

Employee types from Kathy Sierra

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

Okay, I know she’s using employee types to describe software applications. But, I mean, c’mon. Strip that away and you’ve still got some archetypal employee types. This is well worth the read: Creating Passionate Users: Is your app an ass-kisser? … Continue reading →

Posted in Corporate Culture, Employment, Truth, Workplace | Leave a comment

Kumquat oh Kumquat, how mysterious are thee?

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

Let me count the ways. We’ve received a number of inquisitive emails about our “little side project.” No, not Return, silly goose. The other side project. The one to which we affectionately refer as Kumquat. And we really appreciate all … Continue reading →

Posted in Kumquat | 2 Comments

Vacation Anxiety

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Toby Lucich

What a dreaded task – the use-it-or-lose-it vacation days. If it makes you nervous, you are in good company. It’s not so much that vacation blows, but that the timing is invariably off. You have too many critical tasks as … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflection, Resolutions, Vacation | 5 Comments

Pablo Picasso anecdote or apocrypha or whatever; it's still a valuable lesson

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

Toby’s recent post on personal brand highlights some critical questions we should all be asking ourselves. Why? Because we’re obligated to take care of ourselves. It’s not adult day care, folks. And what’s the end result of building all of … Continue reading →

Posted in Branding, Talent, Value | 8 Comments

Personal Brand? Where's the Value?

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Toby Lucich

Are you managing your Personal Brand? Is it worth more today than it was a year ago? Your brand value (alternatively – credibility, or reputation) is the incremental compensation you should be receiving over and above candidates in the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Branding, Entrepreneur, Purpose, Value | 11 Comments

How are we doing?

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

Any time is a good time for feedback. So, Amy, Toby, and Rick were wondering how you felt about our performance. Any input is great, but you can also feel free to drop that feedback into these buckets: The Good … Continue reading →

Posted in Feedback, Review | Leave a comment

iFired

Posted on March 19, 2007 by Toby Lucich

Firing an employee is a sensitive thing. You don’t actually hear about a lot of people getting fired these days — layoffs, “RIFs” and other corporate double-speak for letting people go is more typical. Actually firing a person is (in … Continue reading →

Posted in Career, Communication, Employment, HR, Human Resources, Performance, Review, Wrong | 2 Comments