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Vol. 3.11 7/16/2007
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to unsubscribe, email WebmasterLocal community college campus, city benefits from newest state budgetBy SCOTT POWELL Ledger Staff Writer spowell@gaffneyledger.comA 15-year school bus replacement cycle and $100,000 for the new academic building at Spartanburg Community College are among the education-related items approved in this year's $7.3 billion state budget. Spartanburg Community College will continue to receive $1.5 million in recurring funds for operating its Cherokee County campus. State Sen. Harvey Peeler was instrumental in securing another $100,000 in state funding to help with the operational costs of the academic building. Read article from Gaffney Ledger The Silent Career KillerI consider myself lucky – I am surrounded by amazing people. They can be described as smart, successful, witty, passionate, and more. So, I’m shocked when I listen to these very people put themselves down. How it is that someone who is so great can have doubts about their value? I (and most others) see their accomplishments and their potential while they worry about their perceived failures and shortcomings. A lack of self-confidence is dangerous to your career. Why Do Managers Find It Difficult To Fire Poor Performers?This is a problem common to managers in every industry. Here are a few of the reasons. Human beings, managers and otherwise, simply don't like confrontation and all the things that go with firing involve confrontation. In fact, managing people is really the art of controlled confrontation. For that you need training in how to talk to people who work for you about their performance... Beyond The Marketing MessageThis week someone asked me the question: "How does an Audio Logo differ from a meme, from a sizzler, from a tagline?" Here's my definition of these terms... 7 Shocking Truths About Job SatisfactionThere were times during the last 30-years that commencement speakers were at a loss for words to inspire the new crop of graduates as they began their careers. Job markets had be severely affected by war, terrorism, natural disasters, the worst economy since the Great Depression, unprecedented layoffs, shrinking pay and the elimination of benefits and retirement programs. You could say job satisfaction has been in a coma and still hasn’t recovered...
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