http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/atad.shtml Ultra-short tips, techniques, insights and inspiration on topics like person-to-person communications, project management, workplace politics, and workplace conflict. Each with a link to more info. http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/images/atad-logo-medium.gif http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/atad.shtml Ultra-short tips, techniques, insights and inspiration on topics like person-to-person communications, project management, workplace politics, and workplace conflict. Each with a link to more info. 144 132 en-us Business/Management Copyright (c) 2012 Richard Brenner http://backend.userland.com/rss Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/020320.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/020320.shtml Monday, 6 February, 2012: Changing is like crossing a rushing stream on steppingstones. To get to the next stone, you must step off the one you're on. rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) A Tip A Day Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:30:00 EST http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/040623.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/040623.shtml Friday, 3 February, 2012: Most people are persuaded in part by the relationships they have with the persuader. Build relationships. rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) A Tip A Day Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:30:00 EST http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/040519.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/040519.shtml Thursday, 2 February, 2012: Giving more than you've got isn't giving your all -- it's giving what's not yours. To do that, you must be stealing from somewhere. Where? rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) A Tip A Day Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:30:00 EST http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/031203.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/031203.shtml Wednesday, 1 February, 2012: We sometimes fear undesirable consequences so much that we risk failure rather than ask for help. rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) A Tip A Day Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:30:00 EST http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/030820.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/030820.shtml Tuesday, 31 January, 2012: When someone commits an act of cell phone rudeness, we can feel hurt, and sometimes express that hurt in ways we regret. rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) A Tip A Day Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:30:00 EST http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/031224.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/031224.shtml Monday, 30 January, 2012: To put a distraction aside, first acknowledge it. Is it a worry? A fear? A pain? Promise yourself to attend to it later, at a particular time. rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) A Tip A Day Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:30:00 EST http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/030702.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/030702.shtml Friday, 27 January, 2012: Rule of thumb: if your work involves a shredder or pulverizer but not a government security clearance, you could be in a gray area or worse. rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) A Tip A Day Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:30:00 EST http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/030514.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/030514.shtml Thursday, 26 January, 2012: Managers who use budget swaps to conceal problems do real harm to their organizations. They harm themselves, too, because of another, less visible swap -- their budgets for their integrity. rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) A Tip A Day Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:30:00 EST http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/020814.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/020814.shtml Wednesday, 25 January, 2012: If you would personally benefit from a decision you're about to make for your organization, it could be ethically questionable. Examine such actions carefully. rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) A Tip A Day Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:30:00 EST http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/051221.shtml http://www.ChacoCanyon.com/pointlookout/051221.shtml Tuesday, 24 January, 2012: To be accountable means to be responsible for and answerable for an activity. To be blamed is to be accountable in a way deserving of censure, discipline or other penalty. rbrenner@ChacoCanyon.com (Rick Brenner) A Tip A Day Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:30:00 EST