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December 8, 2007

Getting along with you boss by empathizing

Advice from Stephen Covey on how to get along with your boss.

Empathize

Think of your boss’s challenges, problems, concerns, and future plans–this is empathy. With empathy and anticipation you can act independently of your boss to deal with concerns and discover opportunities and underlying threats.

By acting independently and keeping your boss’s needs in mind (or the company’s needs) you are, in effect, leading.

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CompUSA closing its stores

The 103 stores are closing after the holidays reports USA Today. Hate to see them go. I spent a lot of time and money browsing and shopping there. Usually store closings are a good time to pick up some bargains, but these days I have a short list. Others felt differently about CompUSA -- TechCrunch: CompUSA Goes Into The DeadPool. Good:

Some of my worst retail memories are of moments spent at CompUSA. Bad prices. Bad selection. Customer anti-service. Don’t even think about returns.

Posted by eubie at 1:20 PM permalink