by debidrecksler | Nov 22, 2008 | Business
I took an hour today to go holiday shopping at the mall. School was cancelled because of the snow and the mall was filled with people. Almost everything was on sale even merchandise that normally wouldn’t be reduced until after the holidays.What really impressed...
by debidrecksler | Nov 3, 2008 | Business
In the course of shopping for things we need for our new townhome, I’ve observed something over and over again. With the sluggish economy, many workers in the sales industry have little business and lots of free time on their hands. They fall into two...
by debidrecksler | Sep 23, 2008 | Business
I’m still annoyed about the mistakes that are made that take up so much time to fix. One column (Incompetency on the Job) isn’t enough venting for me…I’ve just about had it with incompetency.We have no gas in our town and because of this gas...
by debidrecksler | Sep 19, 2008 | Business
Someone very special to me went for a job interview today and walked away thinking about the fact that seven applicants were being considered for one job.I asked how he felt the interview went… As he played it back for me, he highlighted all the positive things...
by debidrecksler | Sep 17, 2008 | Business
Our little mountain town is growing. With this growth comes lots of changes…one of the most obvious being the bigger businesses and chain stores that have come to town.The down side of this is, it has pushed many of the little guys right out of business . Some...
by debidrecksler | Sep 16, 2008 | Business
Yesterday I talked about reputation. Today the subject is trust….As far as I’m concerned the two go hand in hand. Trust is what your reputation is built on. Take it away and you’ve tarnished not only your reputation but your relationship with...