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Plain Simple Management Now More Printer Friendly

Craig @ January 27, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Hopefully, this site is now a more printer friendly site than it was a few minutes ago.
Thanks to the tutorial at Styling for Print WordPress Codex , I have added a print stylesheet to eliminate the sidebars, comments, and other elements not required in printing. You can use your browser’s print feature to [...]

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Successful Upgrade to Wordpress 2.3.2!

Craig @ January 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet

This morning I successfully upgraded to Wordpress 2.3.2! I have to admit that I have been putting it off for several days, read the upgrade instructions multiple times, and was advised that the upgrade was indeed a simple process. I found the database backup plugin and backed up my database, copied the Wordpress [...]

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Effective Communications — Preferred Representational Systems

Craig @ January 25, 2008 # No Comment Yet

This article explores our preferred representational systems.
Recall we have five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and tactile. Of these senses, people tend to use sight, hearing, and tactile more than smell and taste, especially for internal processing and storage of information. So we will focus on sight, hearing, and tactile senses [...]

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Points for Discussion

Craig @ January 25, 2008 # No Comment Yet

I plan to place on this blog, occasionally, some thoughts and comments that may eventually grow into a podcast. These posts will be points for discussion that merit further thought and gestation.
I invite you to subscribe to the blog and/or check for these posts occasionally. You are welcome to leave comments to help [...]

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PSM #26: Managing Your Self Talk

Craig @ January 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Probably the most valuable skill that I have acquired in management is the ability to manage self. Though I am certain that some would argue that I am not the most skilled at applying this knowledge. For example, I know the process of stopping smoking, but I still smoke. And I have a [...]

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