http://www.labmanager.com/ Lab Manager Magazine Article RSS Feed for Management Tips en-us ©2011 LabManager, a division of the LabX Media Group. All Rights Reserved. Thu, 23 May 2013 12:47:00 EST 120 http://www.labmanager.com//images/site/LabManagerPrintLogo.jpg http://www.labmanager.com/ http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35492/article/Corruption-Sometimes-Fosters-Regulatory-Compliance--New-Study-Shows http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35492/article/Corruption-Sometimes-Fosters-Regulatory-Compliance--New-Study-Shows Inspired by a personal experience, a University of Arkansas economist examined the relationship between corruption and regulatory compliance – on both a theoretical and empirical level – and found, surprisingly, that corruption in some circumstances actually fosters regulatory compliance. Management Tips, Industry News Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35226/article/Not-Everyone-Likes-the-Company-Picnic http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35226/article/Not-Everyone-Likes-the-Company-Picnic The workers who may have the most to gain from attending company social events may be the ones who actually get the least value from them, a new study suggests. Researchers found that, in general, workers tended to report closer relationships with their colleagues the more that they attended company social events and shared their nonwork lives with their co-workers. Management Tips, Industry News Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35084/article/Reframing-Stress--Stage-Fright-Can-Be-Your-Friend http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35084/article/Reframing-Stress--Stage-Fright-Can-Be-Your-Friend Fear of public speaking tops death and spiders as the nation's number one phobia. But new research shows that learning to rethink the way we view our shaky hands, pounding heart, and sweaty palms can help people perform better both mentally and physically. Management Tips, Industry News Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35041/article/Structured-Reflection-on-Roles-and-Tasks-Improves-Team-Performance--Study-Finds http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35041/article/Structured-Reflection-on-Roles-and-Tasks-Improves-Team-Performance--Study-Finds Maybe the boss' staff meeting shouldn't be such a boring snooze, but rather a more structured event to improve the performance of the team, new basic research at The University of Alabama in Huntsville indicates. Management Tips, Industry News Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34942/article/New-Online-Community-for-Women-Leaders http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34942/article/New-Online-Community-for-Women-Leaders "Teams are often riddled with conflict and difficult personalities," said University of Virginia Darden School of Business Professor Melissa Thomas-Hunt. "How can you be more effective in contributing your ideas, in considering the perspectives of others, in making sure the relevant expertise of all the team members gets harnessed for the betterment of the team's outcomes?" she asked. Management Tips, Industry News Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34427/article/Online-Social-Networking-at-Work-Can-Improve-Morale-and-Reduce-Employee-Turnover--According-to-Study http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34427/article/Online-Social-Networking-at-Work-Can-Improve-Morale-and-Reduce-Employee-Turnover--According-to-Study By allowing employees to participate in a work-sponsored internal social networking site, a company can improve morale and reduce turnover, according to a Baylor University case study published in the European Journal of Information Systems. Management Tips, Industry News Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34342/article/Going-Along-Means-Getting-Along---and-That-s-Not-Always-Good--Study-Finds http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34342/article/Going-Along-Means-Getting-Along---and-That-s-Not-Always-Good--Study-Finds Caving in to social pressure -- such as saying that you love a movie because friends do -- makes for good vibes about being part of a group and can produce more of the same conduct, according to a Baylor University sociological study. Management Tips, Industry News Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34320/article/Targets-of-Bully-Bosses-Aren-t-the-Only-Victims--New-Research-Shows http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34320/article/Targets-of-Bully-Bosses-Aren-t-the-Only-Victims--New-Research-Shows Abusive bosses who target employees with ridicule, public criticism, and the silent treatment not only have a detrimental effect on the employees they bully, but they negatively impact the work environment for the co-workers of those employees who suffer from “second-hand” or vicarious abusive supervision, according to new research from the University of New Hampshire. Management Tips, Industry News Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34308/article/Work-Life-Balance-Needed-for-Recovery-from-Job-Stress http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34308/article/Work-Life-Balance-Needed-for-Recovery-from-Job-Stress Detaching from work -- mentally, physically and electronically -- is the key to recovery from job stress during nonwork hours, according to a Kansas State University researcher. Management Tips, Industry News Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34238/article/Research-Shows-Rude-Behavior-at-Work-is-Increasing http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34238/article/Research-Shows-Rude-Behavior-at-Work-is-Increasing The cost of bad behavior affects the bottom line.  Rudeness at work is rampant, and it’s on the rise.  Management Tips, Industry News Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34049/article/A-Positive-Approach-to-More-Successful-Relationships-and-Communications http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34049/article/A-Positive-Approach-to-More-Successful-Relationships-and-Communications I’ll never forget an experience I had when I was running my advertising agency. I felt we needed a fresh look for our own branding and marketing, and so I called in a designer who had been recommended to me by a colleague. Even before she sat down in my office, she began criticizing almost everything we were doing. According to her, our colors were wrong, our logo wasn’t balanced, our home page didn’t send the right message … Management Tips Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/33985/article/Study-Examines-Qualities-of-Good-and-Bad-Mentoring-Relationships http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/33985/article/Study-Examines-Qualities-of-Good-and-Bad-Mentoring-Relationships Previous studies have shown the professional benefits of cultivating a strong mentoring relationship, but a recent study co-led by UCSF researchers delved further to analyze the attributes that make a successful mentor-mentee pairing. Management Tips, Industry News Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/33879/article/New-Model-for-Understanding-Human-Personality-Brings-Honesty-Humility-into-Play http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/33879/article/New-Model-for-Understanding-Human-Personality-Brings-Honesty-Humility-into-Play Why some people are manipulative, self-entitled, materialistic, and exploitive – and why it matters for everyone; that’s the sub-title of the new book The H Factor of Personality, written by psychology professors Kibeom Lee from the University of Calgary and Michael C. Ashton from Brock University. Management Tips, Industry News Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/33880/article/Brief-Interruptions-Spawn-Errors http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/33880/article/Brief-Interruptions-Spawn-Errors Short interruptions – such as the few seconds it takes to silence that buzzing smartphone – have a surprisingly large effect on one’s ability to accurately complete a task, according to new research led by Michigan State University. Management Tips, Industry News Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/33454/article/Bothered-by-Negative--Unwanted-Thoughts--Just-Throw-Them-Away http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/33454/article/Bothered-by-Negative--Unwanted-Thoughts--Just-Throw-Them-Away If you want to get rid of unwanted, negative thoughts, try just ripping them up and tossing them in the trash. In a new study, researchers found that when people wrote down their thoughts on a piece of paper and then threw the paper away, they mentally discarded the thoughts as well. Management Tips, Industry News Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/33098/article/Pay-Satisfaction-Key-Driver-of-Work-Family-Conflict http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/33098/article/Pay-Satisfaction-Key-Driver-of-Work-Family-Conflict According to research from Amit Kramer, a professor of labor and employment relations at the University of Illinois, employees who are more satisfied with their pay report lower levels of work-family conflict. Management, Management Tips, Industry News Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/33012/article/Psychology-Prof-Finds-That-Self-Affirmation-Enhances-Performance--Makes-Us-Receptive-to-Our-Mistakes http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/33012/article/Psychology-Prof-Finds-That-Self-Affirmation-Enhances-Performance--Makes-Us-Receptive-to-Our-Mistakes By focusing on the important qualities that make us who we are – a process called self-affirmation – we preserve our self-worth in the face of our shortcomings. Management Tips, Industry News Sat, 27 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/32851/article/Study--CEO-and-Chair-Roles-Shouldn-t-Be-Split-Unless-Completely-Necessary http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/32851/article/Study--CEO-and-Chair-Roles-Shouldn-t-Be-Split-Unless-Completely-Necessary In a challenge to prevailing wisdom that CEO and board chair positions should be held by two different people as "best practice," new research indicates that the roles should be split only when there is a performance problem. Management Tips, Industry News Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/30113/article/Why-are-People-Overconfident-so-Often- http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/30113/article/Why-are-People-Overconfident-so-Often- Researchers have long known that people are very frequently overconfident ? that they tend to believe they are more physically talented, socially adept, and skilled at their job than they actually are. Management Tips, Industry News Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/8101/article/The-Three-Legged-Stool-for-Training-Success http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/8101/article/The-Three-Legged-Stool-for-Training-Success The 16-session manager training program was phenomenally successful. Ninety percent of the attendees were offered promotions within a year of their graduation. Why was the program so successful? Because all of the legs on the Training Success Leadership and Staffing, Management Tips Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7971/article/Keeping-Departing-CEO-as-Board-Chair-Holds-Greater-Risk-than-Reward--Study http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7971/article/Keeping-Departing-CEO-as-Board-Chair-Holds-Greater-Risk-than-Reward--Study Contrary to prevailing wisdom, keeping the outgoing CEO of a company on as board chair when a new CEO is hired provides very little reward potential and a whole lot of risk, according to research by Timothy Quigley, assistant professor of management. Management Tips, Industry News Wed, 20 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7934/article/How-to-Run-an-Efficient-and-Creative-Lab--- http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7934/article/How-to-Run-an-Efficient-and-Creative-Lab--- Even though he had just landed a grant for an exciting new project to study why and when people fail to monitor their progress towards a goal, University of Sheffield social psychologist Thomas Webb was a little stressed. Management Tips Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7883/article/Have-You-Heard--Nearly-15-Percent-of-Work-E-mail-is-Gossip http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7883/article/Have-You-Heard--Nearly-15-Percent-of-Work-E-mail-is-Gossip Georgia Tech shows digital grapevine grows up and down org chart. Management, Management Tips, Industry News Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7818/article/Study-Shows-that-Even-Loyal--- http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7818/article/Study-Shows-that-Even-Loyal--- All businesses want ?engaged? employees ? those who are committed to the success of the company and are willing to go the extra mile to see it flourish. But there?s a dark side to engagement that many organizations don?t consider. Management Tips, Industry News Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7219/article/In-Certain-Jobs--Supervisor-Support--- http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7219/article/In-Certain-Jobs--Supervisor-Support--- Work hazards usually not to blame for employees missing work, research says. Management Tips Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6937/article/Phone-Counseling-Program-Helps--- http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6937/article/Phone-Counseling-Program-Helps--- A work-focused, telephone counseling program for depressed employees not only improves depression, but also leads to increased productivity and decreased costs, reports a study. Management Tips Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6879/article/Anyone-Can-Learn-to-Be-More-Inventive http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6879/article/Anyone-Can-Learn-to-Be-More-Inventive A researcher at the University of Massachusetts believes his Obscure Features Hypothesis(OFH) has led to the first systematic, step-by-step approach to devising techniques to overcome a wide range of cognitive obstacles to invention. Management Tips Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6830/article/The-Best-Medicine-for-a-Stressed-Worker http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6830/article/The-Best-Medicine-for-a-Stressed-Worker When the individual?s supervisor offers emotional and instrumental support, a stressed employee is more likely to recover without needing to take that extra afternoon or day off. Management Tips Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6574/article/Do-Nothing-Bosses http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6574/article/Do-Nothing-Bosses Most employees can see the benefits of an effective boss, and a great deal of research has focused on effective leadership?s benefits to organizations, but what about those bosses who take a more passive stance in their leadership roles? Management Tips Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6481/article/Six-Ways-We-Kill-Innovation-Without-Even-Trying http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6481/article/Six-Ways-We-Kill-Innovation-Without-Even-Trying Why do some great ideas fail and others succeed? Management professor David Owens of the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management answers this question. Management Tips, Industry News Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/5816/article/Book-Gives-Colorful-Advice-on-Growth http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/5816/article/Book-Gives-Colorful-Advice-on-Growth Many companies struggle with how to use innovation and technology to grow their business. A new book can help. Management Tips Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/5147/article/How-to-Infect-Your-Lab-with-Calmness http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/5147/article/How-to-Infect-Your-Lab-with-Calmness When leaders show fear or other strong emotions, often, those feelings quickly spread to their employees. That?s why it?s so important for leaders, including lab managers, to learn how to control their negative emotions to avoid infecting Management Tips Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/5009/article/How-to-Truly-Engage-Employees http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/5009/article/How-to-Truly-Engage-Employees It?s always a good idea for lab managers to keep their employees up to date on things going on with their company, but it isn?t enough to just spout out information. Management Tips Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4981/article/Two-Tips-to-Reduce-Unnecessary-Competition http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4981/article/Two-Tips-to-Reduce-Unnecessary-Competition Take the Fight out of Your Employees In his Harvard Business Review article ?Learning Not to Compete,? author Ron Ashkenas argues that competition is no longer the only means of gaining success because the business world is so interco Management Tips Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4957/article/Three-Steps-to-Being-a-More-Optimistic-Manager http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4957/article/Three-Steps-to-Being-a-More-Optimistic-Manager Often, it is our first instinct to think about everything that could be flawed with an idea before we consider the positives. But to be an effective lab manager, a positive attitude is necessary in order to keep staff happy and ensure all the best pa Management Tips Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4946/article/How-to-Balance-Real-Life-with-the-Lab http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4946/article/How-to-Balance-Real-Life-with-the-Lab With all the demands on lab managers and their employees, it can be difficult to have a life outside of the laboratory. Science writer and PhD Sophie Domingues has some solid advice on how to best organize your time so that you can still meet your wo Management Tips Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4918/article/A-Decision-Making-Guide-for-the-Busy-Manager http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4918/article/A-Decision-Making-Guide-for-the-Busy-Manager Lab managers are busy people, so how can they make sure they make solid decisions every day? Here are some tips for doing just that. Management Tips Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4842/article/5-Habits-That-Can-Increase-Job-Satisfaction http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4842/article/5-Habits-That-Can-Increase-Job-Satisfaction Since a happy employee is more likely to be a productive employee, would you consider investing in happiness training? In his article The Happiness Dividend, Shawn Anchor of the Harvard Business Review demonstrates that overall employee happines Management Tips Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4831/article/Help--I-ve-Hired-an-Imposter http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4831/article/Help--I-ve-Hired-an-Imposter You may recognize that sinking feeling. It starts in the pit of your stomach and explodes into a massive headache. After just a few weeks on the job you've begun to realize that your newest employee isn't up to the position. Despite several i Management Tips Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4820/article/Apply-the-Blake-Mouton-Managerial-Grid-in-3-Easy-Steps http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4820/article/Apply-the-Blake-Mouton-Managerial-Grid-in-3-Easy-Steps Similar to the way we can gain some critical insight into our personality types using Myers-Briggs or our work styles using DISC, the Blake Mouton Managerial Grid was designed to help us understand our leadership styles. The basic idea is that ma Management Tips Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4809/article/3-Steps-to-Boost-Mental-Alertness http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4809/article/3-Steps-to-Boost-Mental-Alertness Many people come to the conclusion that there?s a virtue in persevering through the afternoon grogginess. After trying out many different solutions, I imagine they feel it?s a situation they have to live with. But with everything that needs to be a Management Tips Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4726/article/5-Ways-to-Communicate-Your-Ideas http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4726/article/5-Ways-to-Communicate-Your-Ideas In large companies, great ideas can fall by the wayside, especially when there are several other priorities taking up a lot of time and effort. If you want your proposal heard, it's not always wise to resort to aggressive tactics. Management Tips Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4654/article/Should-You-Do-More-to-Help-Employees-Plan-for-Retirement- http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4654/article/Should-You-Do-More-to-Help-Employees-Plan-for-Retirement- Eric Reihardt, of the Business Journal , concludes that employers could do more to help employees prepare for retirement after reviewing the findings of a 2009 survey conducted by Wells Fargo & Co. Management Tips Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4594/article/How-to-Recover-From-a-Social-Faux-Pas http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4594/article/How-to-Recover-From-a-Social-Faux-Pas We all know we shouldn't be talking about other people behind their backs. However, sometimes our innermost thoughts find their way out into the public forum. Whether you hit 'reply all' or spoke into a voicemail message you didn't know was recording Management Tips Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4545/article/3-Ways-to-Become-a-Talent-Magnet http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4545/article/3-Ways-to-Become-a-Talent-Magnet Successful businesses thrive on talent, though it's not always easy to find the best of the best. Getting the best employees should be a priority for all managers, and the following suggestions can help. Management Tips Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4518/article/3-Ways-to-Assess-a-Candidate-s-Cultural-Fit http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4518/article/3-Ways-to-Assess-a-Candidate-s-Cultural-Fit The theory of hiring someone based on fit first and skills second says that you can teach capabilities, but not values. When looking for an employee whose values will blend with those of your company, consider the following suggestions... Management Tips Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4419/article/3-Things-to-do-Before-Giving-a-Promotion http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4419/article/3-Things-to-do-Before-Giving-a-Promotion Promotions are useful tools for recognizing, rewarding and motivating hard-working employees. Read the following tips to help you decide whether the promotion will be effective and deserving. Management Tips Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4292/article/3-Ways-to-Prevent-Toxic-Worry http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4292/article/3-Ways-to-Prevent-Toxic-Worry In small doses, stress can be experienced in positive ways. Stress can help people continue to feel interested, motivated and challenged. But when the stresses of life converge and mutate into toxic worry, people can find themselves discouraged... Management Tips Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4102/article/Generate-More-Time-Using-S-M-A-R-T--Goals http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4102/article/Generate-More-Time-Using-S-M-A-R-T--Goals Most managers would agree with the following statements. ?There is seldom enough time to complete all my responsibilities, regardless of how well my day was planned on paper'... Management Tips Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/2681/article/Don-t-Misinterpret-Your-Employees--Mistakes http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/2681/article/Don-t-Misinterpret-Your-Employees--Mistakes Have you ever had an employee repeatedly make a mistake, even after it was brought to that persons attention? If so, you might have assumed the person was deliberately trying to sabotage you. Management Tips Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST