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Medical News: Cardiologist Who Revealed Echo Errors Out of a Job – in Cardiovascular, Atherosclerosis from MedPage Today

In an e-mail, an Aurora spokesman said Sagar’s firing was not related to her presentation.

“Dr. Sagar’s contract was terminated for a number of reasons, none related to her study. This was in no way a retaliatory action. As a matter of fact, the study supported our quality improvement initiatives and has resulted in heightened standards in the echo lab.”

If an employee termination is not a retaliatory action then why does an official spokesperson even mention the thought and go on to elaborate further?  Sadly, stories like this no longer surprise me.

An Expert Life Underwriter Bears Witness to the Growth of Ebooks

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globeandmail.com: Ebook sales are close to $1-billion. From Sentimentalists to Imperfectionists, John Barber explores how the publishing world shifted in 2010

The slow yet steady shift from dead tree to digital versions of books is fascinating.  One of my holiday presents was a Kindle.  I have joined the movement.

Last year was a disappointing year in my personal book reading.  I read just 30 books in 2010.  The reason was simple to deduce.  I spent too much time doing other things  (like working).

And in recognition of the new reality I am not increasing my effort to meet my goal of reading a book a week.  I’ve decided to approach this situation with more intelligence than I have in the past.  Yes, I’m setting the bar lower.

Read a Book a Week is now Read a Book Every Other Week.

26 books this year should be doable, no?

Expert Life Underwriter Opinion – Create Jobs…Hire Somebody

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The Yawning of a New Era | workforce.com

America’s workforce is weary. Employees of all ages report feeling fatigued, stressed, burned out or depressed, brought down by a heavier workload, layoffs and an assortment of other adverse conditions workers feel they have little or no power to control.

The hamsters are starting to fall off their wheels.

All kidding aside, this is a serious management issue.  So what’s a little fatigue.  A plane crash here, a truck crash there right?

All we do is put risk on the books.

So what’s a little higher error ratio?

Think Brand Strategy NOT Social Media Strategy

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Sanders Says – You don’t need a social media strategy

Sanders Says – Brand strategy first, social media tactics second

You don’t need a social media strategy – You need a brand strategy that leverages social media.  Don’t get off the brand strategy just because there’s a new communications channel, that’s how you lose the plot as a brand.  Technology is the tail, not the dog.

Here are two links to two blog posts by Tim Sanders.  If your company is struggling with social media these articles will help.