by Linda Fayerweather | Jan 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
There is an old story about a stranger coming to town and she sees three men with wheelbarrows full of rocks. She asks the first man what he is doing and he responds rather sarcastically, “I’m hauling rocks.” She asks the second man and he responds...
by Linda Fayerweather | Jan 5, 2014 | Benchmarking, Business Management, Saving Time
“We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.” –Nelson Mandela We mark time in years, months, days, hours, minutes and seconds. Sometimes a millisecond will make a difference and sometimes a year won’t...
by Linda Fayerweather | Dec 30, 2013 | Business Culture, Business Improvement, Employee Management
If we want 2014 to be better than 2013, we have to Plan performance and results and sometimes a management incentive program maybe the tool to help. 1. Do set Ground rules: Program must be simple and easily understood by participants There must be a mutually...
by Linda Fayerweather | Dec 13, 2013 | TOS - Totally Off Subject
Totally off the subject of business. This time of year, I have always fed the birds. I did a report on bird feeding in 3rd grade receiving a “B” which I’m sure was for the awesome colored pencil drawings on creating and installing a squirrel baffle...
by Linda Fayerweather | Dec 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
Trip Trap Trip Trap went the feet of the billy goats gruff over the bridge. “Whose walking across my bridge?” growled the troll under the bridge. If you recall this fairy tale, the goats keep saying “wait” for my bigger brother. Now, sometimes...