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Now more than ever, consumers, businesses, and utilities are taking control of the energy production and consumption. We realize that our natural resources are not infinite and we must understand how we consume our energy and adapt to an ever changing planet. This understanding has sprouted new industry of professionals more...
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It's that time again when organizations are abustle with performance grading, self reviews, rank ordering, goal setting, final performance evaluations, and merit pay raises all in the name of managing performance. The amount of activity and anxiety the performance review process produces could make last minute Christmas shopping look like more...
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Yes, it's true. We tend to hire paper pushers. Here's why. When we're recruiting, we're trying to fill a vacant slot. Barring any changes, whatever the previous person did in that slot is the job description. We aren't hiring people for what we might want them to do in a more...
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I. Introduction The natural gas industry in Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York is rapidly expanding with the development of the Marcellus and Utica shale formations. However, these developments have not been immune to health and safety concerns, which have focused primarily on groundwater contamination arising from the hydraulic fracturing process. more...
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What is Einstein credited with saying about doing the same thing over and over? Something about expecting a different result and needing an appointment with a psychiatrist? When he made that statement Einstein could easily have been in a 21st century company watching managers try to tackle employee performance problems. more...
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Do you put off making difficult decisions, check with your buddies or boss before taking a stand, struggle to choose, constantly second guess yourself, avoid having tough conversations with others about performance or other problems? If you do, you're certainly not alone. But don't expect your development need to be more...
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Why can't we all just get along? That's what John was wondering when he called to ask me if I could do some sort of team building exercise to fix his finance team. The team's bickering and personality conflicts were driving him crazy. It was like a flashback to elementary more...
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It's the championship and you're all set for an edge-of-the-seat experience for the next four heart-pounding hours. This is football at its finest. What gets your adrenaline pumping when the closest to the field you'll be is the five feet between you and the TV? It's the spectacular plays like more...
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When I'm driving with my wife and I take a curve too fast, she grabs the strap above the passenger door and lets out a "whoa." Funny thing, when she's driving and takes the same curve at the same speed, I'm the one reaching for the strap and panicking. It more...
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Energetic, positive, bold, inspiring, and action-oriented. Wow! Great employee traits! Are they produced by the right environment? Or the right person? Let's peek inside a workplace and see what we can learn. Managers from different divisions of the same company sat together in a workshop. At the break, the two more...
