Imagine a naval army base that has just received their new delivery of three brand new destroyers. Let’s call them for USS Frode, USS Heimen and USS Norway for the fun of it. The crew that is supposed to be on these three vessels has all been trained at the same base, with the same officers in charge. The vessels are all equal only separated by their great and unequal names. After running on the seven seas for about a year, the following was stated: USS Frode managed as predicted, USS Norway have had a lot of problems with the …

I can’t believe it, my wife have been complaining lately that I am negative. What? Me? Negative? No! Yes it is winter in Norway, it is cold, it is always raining if I am going outdoors, it is dark when I leave for work and it is dark when I come home. The food is crap, I am bored. I do not feel creative and everything sucks. What have happened to the positive always smiling and happy me? I just read a book about being positive, and I am all of a sudden drowning in negative energy. How can I …

How many people have quit their job at your office lately? How many did quit the last year? Do you know how long it takes to replace good quality workers? Did you know that you can save money and increase efficiency by increasing your salary? I do strongly believe that money should be no object in your choice of work. And I believe if you give it your best, the money will follow. Your company on the other hand, need to be attractive in the market of the best employees, the salary do help out in this field.
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As a manager I see a lot of people just doing their job, and then go home. They have no goal, and no purpose, they just do what they are supposed to do. They do not perform badly and they do not stand out as good. If this is your case you might be the grey mouse that nobody notices at work. You are replaceable! Do you want to secure your job? Do great? And even maybe get a promotion? I got promoted twice in just about a year. These 12 easy steps are a guarantee that you will be …

I just read;”All Customers Are Equal” – at the Business Leader Success Advice. This is a response to the article. You should read it before you read my response.
I do not agree on their view on this topic. First of all, all customers are not equal. Customers have different personalities, different expectations and different ways of communicating. Complaints is one way to see the big difference, unfortunately the “loudest” screamers often gets the most attention, and maybe the best solution, the biggest compensation and the most unhappy employees. In a utopia the customers might be equal, but to …