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Bare Knuckle People Management is a clever, straight-forward, practical guide to understanding and managing each of your people to get the most out of them. A refreshing break from ‘leadership books’ that insist the key to management success is a one-size-fits-all formula. Finally, a book that speaks directly to the manager for the real world.
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The Exterminator
I’ll start by saying I’m not proud of the story I’m about to tell you.
Ok, that’s not true –I’m not proud about the fact that I am proud of the story I’m about to tell you. This is a mostly true story about an unlikely hero – me. It’s …
Read MoreThe Outlaws
We recently returned from a family vacation on a perfectly beachy place called Block Island, RI, where, for the past 4 summers my brother-in-law and his wife rent a massive beachside house and graciously invite practically everyone they know to stay there, most of whom apparently accept.
The lion’s share …
Read MoreFinal Exam Season – Battle of Wills
We recently wrapped up final exams in the O’Neil household.
My twin boys, Matt and Ryan, at 14 and on the cusp of high school, are suddenly far more interested in girls and their high school basketball careers than their grade point average. The boys’ mother, my dear wife Erin, …
Read MoreHey 2012 – Bring it on!
Dear 2012:
I’m ready for you and for anything you’ll bring my way. Your recent predecessors have prepared me well. I’m stronger for what I’ve endured. I’ve never been more ready for any one year in my entire life.
I’m resilient. I’ve scrambled and scavenged, scratched and clawed, reinvented …
Read MoreBusiness Trip From Hell
As I type this I’m en route back from a business trip in Florida. I was gone for just for an overnight, but it feels like a week. I just want to get home, see my beautiful family, and collapse into my own bed.
The problem is that I’m booked …
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