Be Better Guys

So there you are, talking with a customer or a date, and you’re going on and on about whatever it is you’re talking about and making no note whatsoever that the person with whom you’re talking has his or her arms folded, is hunched over, is not making eye contact, and is generally fidgety.  You just keep on plowing ahead...

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Ever shaken someone’s hand and been like, “Aww, that was like squeezing a dead catfish!  All squishy and moist…foul!”  Or not known quite how to shake a woman’s hand?  Like do you do the full-on grip of life or do you just grab the front-half of her hand like she just asked you to hold her purse for the next...

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Not that long ago, multitasking was seen as the only way to operate in our overworked, understaffed worlds. Use several phones or PDAs to order your life; hold multiple jobs with varying skill sets at one time; reduce staff and increase productivity through technology. Not to mention, you looked busier.

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So, a unique situation at work just developed – now I have two bosses. I’d like to think it’s because I’m such a whopping success in my job that it takes two managers to corral my activities but nope – it’s an organization change that led me to this situation. I still report to my current boss for some of...

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I am having a particularly difficult time balancing my life and my work. I’ve got a full-time job where the operations tempo has picked up considerably in the last six-months and I co-run Be Better Guys, all of which take time. Plus I have a wife and kids and pets and I play music and I work out and the house needs...

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I recently did something at work that I’ve never done before in 20 years of working – I did something abjectly wrong.  Ok it wasn’t nearly as wrong as the proportions to which it got blown up to be, but I am man enough to admit it was wrong.  It almost led to what could have been my possible dismissal....

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Looking busy at work – used to be a joke, right? You mastered that furrowed brow, the laser-focused eyes, the concern in your downturned mouth, chin in hand, while you leaned forward, the monitor absorbing your very soul, supposedly reading a critical email or assessing important budget calculations. What you were really doing was counting down the remaining minutes till...

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If you put your 40+ hours a week in at an office, like we do, chances are you're wearing a shirt and tie regularly and possibly even a suit every now and then. If your office doesn't require a suit and tie for work, check out the office casual discussion. Work wardrobe basics include the following:


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