The Harvard Business Review has an article in the latest issue: How to teach pride in “Dirty Work.” This is not a joke!
Here is the essence of the article. Employees in stigmatized occupations can be helped with an array of techniques to cope with or even feel proud of their jobs,
including developing an occupational ideology to confer a [...]
Dr. Z is adamant: As a future leader, you must have a personal elevator speech plus a little extra that sets you apart.
Be prepared when the door opens on opportunity or if you get stuck between floors with a captive audience – regale anyone trapped behind the door with your unique elevator speech.
A pithy and [...]
Dr. Z has done extensive research on leadership communication patterns (he listened to leaders talk with each other as they went down a buffet line filling their plates with meat balls and mashed potatoes at a leadership conference).
After this state-of-the-art research fused with rigorous analysis of the data and the composition of the meatballs, Dr. [...]
Slacker Manager David Zinger
