Mark McDonald

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Memorial Day – a time to remember the sacrifices of others and look ahead to the rest of the year.

by Mark P. McDonald  |  May 30, 2010  |  1 Comment

Memorial Day is a national holiday in the U.S when we set aside time to remember the sacrifices of the men and woman who have given their lives to their country.  Many other countries have similar days of remembrance and this post is in no way intended to say that those days are any less [...]

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Blame storming – one of the signs of weak management

by Mark P. McDonald  |  July 20, 2009  |  6 Comments

Weak management manifests itself when companies find themselves under pressure.  Blame storming is one of those signs.  Defined as meeting where people admire the problem, describe how things got that way and were to place blame and responsibility.  I first heard the term watching a commercial for Comcast, a U.S. based communications company. Blame storming [...]

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