Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Happy New Year: Year of the Tiger

My annual Chinese New Year’s card from my cousin that I always anticipate and which never fails to delight!

喜發財  Gong xi fa cai!
新年快乐  Xin nian kuai le!

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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Six Questions to Ask Yourself About Whether You're a "Good Boss" or "Toxic Boss" via @danoestreich

A great set of questions by Frank Shoniker in Bob Sutton’s “Work Matters <http://bobsutton.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/01/good-boss-bad-times-in-mckinsey-quarterlys-top-ten-for-2009.html> ” blog. Frank is president of SBT Media in Canada:

  1. Do you make decisions in isolation?
2. Do you have your staff’s “back”?
3. Do you put yourself in the “other guys shoes”?
4. Do you trust others?
5. Do you listen to the contrarians?
6. Are your ideas always the best?

  Read the full text here:
http://bobsutton.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/01/good-boss-bad-times-in-mckinsey-quarterlys-top-ten-for-2009.html

 

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