By Murrel Crump on
11/28/2007 8:25 PM
I have previously mentioned in this blog that as a young professional I lived in Las Vegas and worked for the City government. It was during those years that I exercised any fascination I may have had with gambling (penny slot machines if you must know the truth). So, when Indian bingo in the desert became Vegas style Indian Casinos I wasn’t the first to rush their doors, but…
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By Murrel Crump on
11/27/2007 8:05 PM
If you have been following the entries in this blog, then you know that I have spent considerable electronic ink on the relational considerations between baby boomers and Generation X in the workplace. But now, I think it is worthy to note that in a recently released study of Generation Y, “The research depicts a pragmatic, future-oriented generation that holds many of the same values as its predecessors…”
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By Murrel Crump on
11/21/2007 9:33 PM
This sounds like a quotation you would find at the top of the page of your Franklin Planner opposite today’s date. These quotations are often taken from people who you had no idea ever existed, but must have been profound thinkers in the 19th century, because they hit on just the point Covey wanted to make. One of my all-time favorite stories revolves around this particular topic…
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By Murrel Crump on
11/19/2007 7:26 PM
How would you like to get as much as you give this holiday season, and bring new order to your personal shopping and spending?
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By Murrel Crump on
11/13/2007 7:05 PM
An article I recently read suggests a number of ways to reduce stress at work by getting along with people; always being diplomatic; learning what is expected of you; being a team player; giving compliments; setting goals for yourself…
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By Murrel Crump on
11/8/2007 7:31 PM
When a military jet streaks over your head at 1,500 feet, it is impossible to carry on a normal conversation, or so we learned at last Saturday’s Air Show in Thermal, CA.
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By Murrel Crump on
11/6/2007 6:17 PM
The Annenberg Theater said to be the last bastion of august culture in the Desert “Rocked Out” last night to the sounds of the Beach Boys.
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By Murrel Crump on
10/31/2007 3:25 PM
One area of work for Human Resources professions across the globe involves going out in the field to study jobs, which sometimes involves gauging how well people like their assignment. I am always surprised at the differences in job satisfaction reported from one incumbent to the next in jobs that have the very same duties and responsibilities.
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By Murrel Crump on
10/30/2007 5:53 PM
This year, an average of 4.6 adults turn 65 each minute, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That rate will almost double by 2025.
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By Murrel Crump on
10/29/2007 6:37 PM
Workplace Tops Public Restrooms in “Survey of America's Germiest Places.”
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