The #1 Way to Get What You Want

February 24th, 2010 with 2 Comments

I remember the time I didn’t get a promotion that I so richly deserved. Here I was working over two years at this fine retail establishment during my college years.  Thought myself a model employee.  Always on time.  Knew the job inside and out (wasn’t much to know, but I digress.) So when a promotion [...]

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Why You Should Never do an Employee a Favor

February 19th, 2010 with 4 Comments

Today is a first for Don’t Step in the Poop.  Today’s blog post is a guest blog from a reader of DSP.  His name is Lyle Ledbetter.  Lyle’s been a reader of mine since the old days and I value and appreciate his support for Don’t Step in the Poop.  Lyle is a Luddite who, [...]

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The Coward’s Guide to Assertiveness

January 18th, 2010 with 1 Comment

OK.  I admit it.  I’m a coward.  It’s in my nature and I’m not afraid to admit it. For most of my life, I was the kid who played what everyone else wanted to play. Did what other people wanted to do. Ate pretty much whatever everyone else wanted to eat. And where did this push-over, [...]

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