management
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Get a Hair Cut: Experiencing Generational Differences
I reflected recently on some of the unexpected challenges I’ve had in the workplace. I realized that some of them were due to generational differences between the baby boomers and the younger generations. I want to bring the care and concern that the baby boomer leaders I knew who influenced and counseled me, but also be more mindful of these generational differences as Generation Z enters the workforce.
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Non Profit Accounting 3: Setting up the Chart of Accounts in QuickBooks Online
Non profits using QuickBooks Online (QBO) face setting up a chart of accounts as one of their first tasks. While QBO provides a chart of accounts (CoA) target out of the box for non-profits, it needs to be customized for most non-profits. In this article, I walk through the steps on how a nonprofit should think about their chart of accounts, how to design the chart of accounts, and how to make the changes in QuickBooks Online.
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Gratitude at Work: Say Thank You For….
Many people routinely show gratitude by saying “thank you” or “good work” or “nice job” to a colleague or staff member who has completed a task. After all, it’s good to be polite. While that’s a good start, saying “Thanks” doesn’t go far enough.
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The Top 3 Problems with Business Books
I regularly read or listen to business books as assigned reading at work and for personal development. As my time has been limited recently, I’ve been reaching for the cheating method – reading an online abstract – more often. I considered why am I reading the short abstracts instead of the longer works – and my conclusion was that many business books suffer from one of three problems.
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How Basecamp Nearly Destroyed Itself in a Day with Terrible Communication
Basecamp’s policy changes around diversity, employee communications, and benefits provides a case study in how not to perform organizational change management after 30% of their employees quit. Jason Fried and David Hasson should have been careful to limit the scope of their changes; been thoughtful in their communication plans for major changes; and been realistic on employee response to those changes. This bungled change contrasts highly with that of Coinbase where the similar “No Politics” rule was applied with much less fallout.