Archive for: Work Smarter

Gentlemen, choose your weapons!

Apr 20th, 2010

Gentlemen, choose your weapons!

Nobody likes office politics. It easily becomes high school all over again.

Trying to steer a ship from the upper deck

Apr 14th, 2010

Trying to steer a ship from the upper deck

Are we telling even the smallest rower where the ship is headed or why at certain times they need to row a little faster?

What does good service imply?

Mar 31st, 2010

What does good service imply?

What does good service imply? It's all about the team effort.

Attitude determines altitude

Feb 24th, 2010

Attitude determines altitude

Grouping together employees that can infect each other with passion will lead to rampaging attitude adjustments.

I see you!

Feb 23rd, 2010

I see you!

Your employee is a STAR that can go the distance…you just need to add a little recognition.

Being one of the guys!

Feb 18th, 2010

Being one of the guys!

In SA a team is a group of people who has to work together to reach a specific goal...so why is it so hard to find?

You’re Fired!

Nov 25th, 2009

You’re Fired!

I am not a fan of the original version of The Apprentice, perhaps it's all the American hype or it could just be Mr Hair himself, Donald Trump. In fact, I'm not big into reality TV so it goes without saying that when the water cooler chat moves to last week's episode of The Cougar (?!) and SA's Got Talent, I tend to wander off to chat with the pot plants.

Are our clients glued to our thinking or just stuck with it?

Sep 30th, 2009

Are our clients glued to our thinking or just stuck with it?

How do we turn advertising from a monologue into a dialogue by using new ways of engaging with digital media? There are a mix of technologies available today begging to be assembled more creatively. It’s not about blue sky possibilities but an opportunity to put existing applications together in a unique and creative way which really gives it legs.

For those who are very busy & NB

Jul 1st, 2009

For those who are very busy & NB

I can't tell a lie. I think I'm very busy and important. Well, busy at least. Which is why in the past I've had numerous moments where I tend to think Twitter really is for the birds. Do I really need to know from my best friend in his latest Tweet that he just spent five minutes in the loo wasting his company's time and toilet paper? (You know who you are.)

Teamwork! Works Best!

Mar 5th, 2009

Teamwork! Works Best!

What does it take to be a favorable Team Member? We have seen it all before; a stereotypical day at the office, the pressure is on! Deadlines need to be adhered to, there is so much pandemonium that if we take a step back and take a look at what is going on around us [...]

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