Time For Regulatory Involvement In Firing Decisions
by Dan Deren on 10/17/2008 5:18:18 AM
I counsel working people who have been wronged by corporations.One of my recent clients was a woman who worked previously for a dominant low-cost retailer (bet you can't guess who that is) here in the US.I won't go into all of the gory details about her experience with being 'terminated' by this lov... Continue »
Time For Regulatory Involvement In Firing Decisions
by Dan Deren on 10/17/2008 5:14:59 AM
I counsel working people who have been wronged by corporations.One of my recent clients was a woman who worked previously for a dominant low-cost retailer (bet you can't guess who that is) here in the US.I won't go into all of the gory details about her experience with being 'terminated' by this lov... Continue »
Qui Tam: Know About Medicare Fraud In Healthcare? Turn 'Em In - Fun and Profit With Turning In Your Employer
by Dan Deren on 10/13/2008 5:15:11 PM
I'm guessing that many people - maybe most folks - that work in health care settings - hospitals, clinics, perhaps large group medical practices - know how to report Medicare fraud.While I'm not necessarily advocating turning in your favorite family doctor, by any means, qui tam or whistleblower rep... Continue »
Qui Tam: Know About Medicare Fraud In Healthcare? Turn 'Em In - Fun and Profit With Turning In Your Employer
by Dan Deren on 10/13/2008 5:10:44 PM
I'm guessing that many people - maybe most folks - that work in health care settings - hospitals, clinics, perhaps large group medical practices - know how to report Medicare fraud.While I'm not necessarily advocating turning in your favorite family doctor, by any means, qui tam or whistleblower rep... Continue »
Ratting Out the Company: Leaking Embarrassing Corporate Info To the Press - and Other Useful Corporate Warfare Lessons of These Last Few Weeks
by Dan Deren on 10/13/2008 2:53:40 AM
Wow, where to begin? It's been quite the few weeks. I remember thinking that I should post to this blog when Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were nationalized and it appeared that the two executives in charge, whose names were Syron and Mudd, would get their golden parachutes for running these two quasi-... Continue »
Ratting Out the Company: Leaking Embarrassing Corporate Info To the Press - and Other Useful Corporate Warfare Lessons of These Last Few Weeks
by Dan Deren on 10/13/2008 2:51:04 AM
Wow, where to begin? It's been quite the few weeks. I remember thinking that I should post to this blog when Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were nationalized and it appeared that the two executives in charge, whose names were Syron and Mudd, would get their golden parachutes for running these two quasi-... Continue »
The Warrior's Mindset
by Dan Deren on 10/10/2008 4:30:20 AM
Many motivational and other 'experts' will tell you that the most critical aspect of making a positive change in your life is your mindset: how you think; what degree of emotional control and mental toughness you have; what you think about.And it's true. If you believe that you can accomplish someth... Continue »
Dealing With a "Toxic Boss" - DESTROY THEM FIRST AND ASK QUESTIONS LATER!!!
by Dan Deren on 8/16/2008 6:20:17 AM
The following was posted today to a Business Week web site dealing with "Toxic Bosses." The whole topic and discussion has obviously got me "all het up", so to speak, as you can tell...Must have been a slow news day at Business Week or something - what with it being August and everybody's on vacatio... Continue »
Dealing With a "Toxic Boss" - DESTROY THEM FIRST AND ASK QUESTIONS LATER!!!
by Dan Deren on 8/16/2008 6:20:17 AM
The following was posted today to a Business Week web site dealing with "Toxic Bosses." The whole topic and discussion has obviously got me "all het up", so to speak, as you can tell...Must have been a slow news day at Business Week or something - what with it being August and everybody's on vacatio... Continue »
Wachovia: "We Accept Responsibility" - YOU Lose YOUR Job
by Dan Deren on 7/23/2008 12:15:43 AM
Wachovia Bank Chairman of the Board says, upon reporting an $8.86 billion loss for the second quarter and plans for layoffs of 6350 jobs “These bottom-line results are disappointing and unacceptable,” Chairman Lanty Smith said in a statement. “While to some degree they reflect industry headwinds and... Continue »
Wachovia: "We Accept Responsibility" - YOU Lose YOUR Job
by Dan Deren on 7/23/2008 12:15:43 AM
Wachovia Bank Chairman of the Board says, upon reporting an $8.86 billion loss for the second quarter and plans for layoffs of 6350 jobs “These bottom-line results are disappointing and unacceptable,” Chairman Lanty Smith said in a statement. “While to some degree they reflect industry headwinds and... Continue »
How to Preserve Your Cash Flow Opportunity-(CFO) ™ From Your Employment and Guarantee Your Life and Livelihood and That of Your Family and Loved Ones
by Dan Deren on 7/14/2008 5:53:56 AM
I started out to write an article on customer service and how it has declined in these Good Ol’ United States these days.Then I ended up writing something entirely different.So, I will save the customer service article for another day and go where my Muse takes me this day.Many or most all working p... Continue »
How to Preserve Your Cash Flow Opportunity-(CFO) ™ From Your Employment and Guarantee Your Life and Livelihood and That of Your Family and Loved Ones
by Dan Deren on 7/14/2008 5:53:56 AM
I started out to write an article on customer service and how it has declined in these Good Ol’ United States these days.Then I ended up writing something entirely different.So, I will save the customer service article for another day and go where my Muse takes me this day.Many or most all working p... Continue »
So-Called "Career Advisors" Offer the Same Old, Recycled Baloney
by Dan Deren on 6/23/2008 4:43:18 AM
I was reading the Wall Street Journal the other day - Monday, 12 May - and I came across an interview with the (relatively) new CEO of Monster.com. Understand that this guy's job and Monster.com, while they presumably ultimately help folks find jobs - to some extent, anyway, is really all about adv... Continue »
"Screw the Company (tm)": Corporations Spend Millions on CEO Physical Security - Wall Street Journal, Monday, 9 June 2008
by Dan Deren on 6/23/2008 3:23:49 AM
Yesterday's - Monday, 9 June 2008 - Wall Street Journal reported this tiny tidbit of information on Page B1 - I can't do better than the headline and sub-head, so here goes:"Keeping the CEO Safe Can Be Costly": "Some Firms Spend Over a Million a Year; For Valero, Just $239 for Home Alarm."What the a... Continue »