What I’ve learned as a consultant
So here I am....a consultant. I've been operating independently for a while now and have come to the following conclusions: The 'problem' is very rarely
My first piece of hate mail
Received my first piece of hate mail this evening. Maybe hate is too strong of a word...maybe I should use 'critical feedback' mail. In the email, the
Musings on Passion, Life & Organizations
Its amazing to see what passion can do to a person....and an organization. My wife Tracie and a business partner (Marcy) officially launched their
Email problems
I've just realized that my migration to the https://ericbrown.com domain from http://ericbrownpm.com didn't go as smoothly as I'd hoped. Apparently, email
New Theme & Design
Apologies to all...I'm currently redesigning my site with a new theme (I'm using the Revolution Theme now). The redesign should be painless and hopefully
Dress Codes Revisited
As a follow up to my previous post titled "Dress Codes at Work", I wanted to present the following hypothetical question to my readers. You work for a
Dress Codes at Work
Do workplace dress codes matter? A look at the debate, with the best take: let people be comfortable and build a culture where thoughts, not labels, impress.
Updated Resume
My resume has been updated and a PDF version is available for download. I'd welcome input and/or feedback on this updated version of my resume.
First semester in the Doctoral program
Things have been a little quite on my blog recently due to being busy in coursework for my doctorate at Dakota State University. The Fall 2007 semester is
If you could only read 1 blog…
If you could only read 1 blog...which one would it be? If I was limited to only one blog, I'd choose to read Scott Adam's "The Dilbert Blog". The blog is
Customer Service – Yahoo Style
I've recently run into problems with my yahoo account. I've owned this particular account since 1997 and have diligently paid yahoo $20 a year for the
Mass Career Customization
I recently finished reading Mass Career Customization, the newly released book from Deloitte's Cathleen Benko and Anne Weisberg (published by Harvard
Interviewing Tips for Interviewers – Round 2
Have you ever walked into an interview with a preconceived notion of the job you were interviewing for and after during/after the interview you felt that
Follow-up to Employee Onboarding
This post is a follow up to my post titled "Employee Onboarding". Research reported on a recent Management Issues article titled "How to lose half your
Innovation
Articles and books about Innovation are everywhere. Every organization talks about increasing innovation...and they talk...and they talk. Instead of
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