few weeks ago, I was in New York City having a grand old time visiting my surfing buddies on the beach in Rockaway. For the next two days, I had to limp my way through New York, and I couldn’t surf, or go to any yoga classes or stroll through Central Park.  And then all of a sudden my hip went wa-woosh.  Why a 4.0 MORE >>

Google Oxygen inspires 8 data driven management practices in a quest to build a better boss. The NY Times printed a long article on Google’s OXYGEN project to look at the top data driven principles of management within Google. Here are the 8 top behaviors of managers in order of importance: Be a good coach. Next Step. MORE >>

They came up with the following list (courtesy of the New York Times, please hit the site for the full article ):  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . Performance ManagementSometimes you have to direct them related to what's required. That's consistent with the culture we think we know through the press. MORE >>

’ It’s an over-used cliche that came to mind this weekend while I was reading this article in the New York Times about the increase in use of food stamps. My new computer has made the most routine of chores into something enjoyable. Getting a fabulous new computer has removed all that stress from my day. MORE >>

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) released a survey today titled “An Examination of How Social Media Is Embedded in Business Strategy and Operations”. Besides marketing departments, information technology (17%), HR (14%) and management (14%) lead social media efforts. Does your company have a social media policy? MORE >>