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Caption: Nonsense is a serious business
Do you remember sixties? Really? That means you have not lost your memory. Surely then, you will remember Kris Kristofferson singing ‘freedom’s jus...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Nonsense is a serious business
Do you know and hog or know and share? At work it is always your responsibility to share what you know.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2013
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Most things in life are simple, once the underlying laws are understood. However, humans have a tendency to complicate things, not always for the b...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Nonsense is a serious business
Better to keep your ego in check and make a real contribution -- others tend to see through you:

  • Added: Jun 05, 2013
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I use a fountain pen. A proper one with an ink well, not an ink cartridge. The marketing material describes it as “a deep red barrel with short bla...

  • Added: May 30, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Nonsense is a serious business
Call me slow, but after 11 years in the United States of America, after 11 Memorial Days, I finally get it. I think.

  • Added: May 24, 2013
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Caption: Nonsense is a serious business
Recently, I told a group of people at a networking event that the trick to be remembered is to be interesting and to make your story interesting. G...

  • Added: May 22, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Nonsense is a serious business
There are three types of people. Those who strive to be remembered by leaving huge footprints; those who live so as not to cause ripples; and those...

  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Nonsense is a serious business
The more successful you are at your job, the higher you will climb on the corporate ladder. The higher you climb, the bigger your carpet and the fa...

  • Added: May 15, 2013
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Caption: Nonsense is a serious business
Do successful people spend time on daily reflection?

  • Added: May 13, 2013
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Caption: Nonsense is a serious business
What is it about coffee shops that so many people seem to work there? It’s not the coffee because, as an espresso drinker, I must say that few of t...

  • Added: May 09, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Nonsense is a serious business
Two listeners attacked me for my comments recently about the body at the checkout counter with no one home. I am cowardly enough to admit that they...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Nonsense is a serious business
How do you approach your job, like a marriage or like a casual relationship?

  • Added: Apr 10, 2013
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Here is my golden rule for using networking to develop your business. Don’t waste my time by taking your time.

  • Added: Apr 08, 2013
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Caption: Nonsense is a serious business
On the first day of my first formal job after my first formal degree my first formal boss resigned. The man who picked me as being worthy, who prom...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2013
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Caption: Nonsense is a serious business
So, if this is Spring, then tell me another one as you pull my other leg. On second thought, don’t make me laugh. Rather, make me warm.

  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Nonsense is a serious business
I’ve tried to restrain myself, believe me, but I just cannot contain myself. I simply must shut down this ridiculous debate about working from home.

  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
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Bobby speaks, on location from the big, red staircase in the middle of Times Square, with Mr. Locario, masterful guru in the art of seduction. They...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 41:52
Caption: Nonsense is a serious business
What’s the first thing you discover on your first day at work? Who’s the boss!

  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Nonsense is a serious business
It’s not so much that I don’t like shopping. It’s that I hate it so much.

  • Added: Mar 19, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Nonsense is a serious business
What is your time frame in your current job? You don’t know? Well then, maybe that’s why you are stuck on that rung with no promotion in sight.

  • Added: Mar 13, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Nonsense is a serious business
A few weeks ago my piece for the day was announced by the radio announcer. This was followed by . . . silence. In growing anticipation, I edged for...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Nonsense is a serious business
I have found the secret of successful managers. They are experts at dealing with cognitive dissonance. I’ll explain.

  • Added: Mar 05, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Nonsense is a serious business
My son loves to tease his sister. Why? Because she reacts, every time. No matter how many times I tell her to ignore him, to let his comments bounc...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Nonsense is a serious business
Please allow me to thank all rude employees, insensitive bosses and over demanding customers everywhere.

  • Added: Feb 26, 2013
  • Length: 01:00