by Marc A. Pitman | Oct 25, 2007 | 2. Engage
The Chronicle on Philanthropy had a brief article this week about the growing practice of paying volunteers: Retired People Demand Pay for Volunteering at Charities. Huh? If you pay…doesn’t that make them employees? I thought the lack of pay was the...
by Marc A. Pitman | Oct 24, 2007 | 2. Engage
Ellen Goodman has a great editorial on the Al Gore Population. Here’s a brief part of the editorial: As a country, we are at the beginning of an enormous transition. Under the old compact, sixtysomethings were supposed to get out of the way and out of work. They...
by Marc A. Pitman | Oct 23, 2007 | 3. Ask
Last Monday, Kathleen Casey-Kirschling applied for her Social Security benefits. According to the Reuters, Casey-Kirschling is the first Boomer to apply for Social Security. Why does this matter? The “silver tsunami” has started. Casey-Kirschling may be...
by Marc A. Pitman | Oct 16, 2007 | 2. Engage
This was in our internal “daily” here at Inland Hospital. What a great reminder! FISH! Make Their Day The Pike Place Fish guys make a difference for everyone around them. They “make their day’ by having fun and inviting others to join in. It’s hard for...
by Marc A. Pitman | Oct 11, 2007 | 3. Ask, Samples & Tools
Here’s a great blog post on how not to send an email message. Please do yourself a favor and read: Six Ways to Screw Up a Customer Email. Are you guilty of doing you any of these?
