Comments for Glenn Shepard’s Personal Blog http://glennshepardblog.com My Daily Observations on a World That Doesn’t Always Make Sense Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:10:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Feedback on the 9-7-10 issue of Work Is Not for Sissies by Deanna D. http://glennshepardblog.com/?p=4246&cpage=1#comment-5183 Deanna D. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:10:10 +0000 http://glennshepardblog.com/?p=4246#comment-5183 Zig Ziglar is one of our motivational speakers along with Mrs. Bush, down south here in Orlando, Florida. Excellent speakers! Very moving and inspirational! Glad to see some of his beliefs in your newsletters. Enjoy your newsletters Glenn, and to you and your team, I say thank you, and to keep up the great work! Zig Ziglar is one of our motivational speakers along with Mrs. Bush, down south here in Orlando, Florida. Excellent speakers! Very moving and inspirational! Glad to see some of his beliefs in your newsletters. Enjoy your newsletters Glenn, and to you and your team, I say thank you, and to keep up the great work!

]]> Comment on Induction Stoves by Jennifer http://glennshepardblog.com/?p=4259&cpage=1#comment-5174 Jennifer Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:50:35 +0000 http://glennshepardblog.com/?p=4259#comment-5174 We had induction in my parent's house from 1986 until we moved in 1991. It is a BIG leap, not to mention that we had to change several of my mom's favorite pans. They suggest cast iron and that's a great choice because it helps eliminate hot spots. My mother and I both ruined a lot of food with that stove, but it does boil a pot of water in no time. It's faster than the gas stove we had in the next house. Much faster. Sometimes that isn't as ideal as it sounds. It's a big adjustment but it's a decent technology. Maybe the stove top wasn't AS hot after cooking because "only the pan gets hot" but if the pan sits on the cooktop for 20 minutes while cooking, it's still scorching hot from the pan. I will make this suggestion -- if you go with gas, make sure the oven the electric. Electric ovens are more even and predictable. My mother bakes a lot and has had two gas ranges now since 1991, she hasn't liked either model. The new trend there is a gas/electric combo. Also, consider that if the power goes out, gas still works. After the hurricanes in our area in 2004, we didn't have power for over 2 weeks. As the food defrosted we took it over to my parents house to cook up. Their gas wasn't out for even a minute so they had hot water and cooking the entire time. You can get creative with that, even toast works great on a gas burner! We had induction in my parent’s house from 1986 until we moved in 1991. It is a BIG leap, not to mention that we had to change several of my mom’s favorite pans. They suggest cast iron and that’s a great choice because it helps eliminate hot spots. My mother and I both ruined a lot of food with that stove, but it does boil a pot of water in no time. It’s faster than the gas stove we had in the next house. Much faster. Sometimes that isn’t as ideal as it sounds.

It’s a big adjustment but it’s a decent technology. Maybe the stove top wasn’t AS hot after cooking because “only the pan gets hot” but if the pan sits on the cooktop for 20 minutes while cooking, it’s still scorching hot from the pan.

I will make this suggestion — if you go with gas, make sure the oven the electric. Electric ovens are more even and predictable. My mother bakes a lot and has had two gas ranges now since 1991, she hasn’t liked either model. The new trend there is a gas/electric combo.

Also, consider that if the power goes out, gas still works. After the hurricanes in our area in 2004, we didn’t have power for over 2 weeks. As the food defrosted we took it over to my parents house to cook up. Their gas wasn’t out for even a minute so they had hot water and cooking the entire time. You can get creative with that, even toast works great on a gas burner!

]]> Comment on Feedback on the 9-7-10 issue of Work Is Not for Sissies by Cheri Bartz http://glennshepardblog.com/?p=4246&cpage=1#comment-5172 Cheri Bartz Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:53:38 +0000 http://glennshepardblog.com/?p=4246#comment-5172 I am a firm believer that money cannot BUY happiness. But it sure can help you enjoy it! Looking at a lovely photograph of waving palm trees and toasty sand is relaxing and enjoyable, but with a little bit of travelling money, you can be IN the picture! Likewise, buying a cute pair of jeans at Goodwill is great until someone says "I used to have a pair just like those!" As opposed to buying a brand new pair of jeans at a department store that no one has ever worn. I mean, there's happy and then there's HAPPY! I am a firm believer that money cannot BUY happiness. But it sure can help you enjoy it! Looking at a lovely photograph of waving palm trees and toasty sand is relaxing and enjoyable, but with a little bit of travelling money, you can be IN the picture! Likewise, buying a cute pair of jeans at Goodwill is great until someone says “I used to have a pair just like those!” As opposed to buying a brand new pair of jeans at a department store that no one has ever worn. I mean, there’s happy and then there’s HAPPY!

]]> Comment on Induction Stoves by Ginger Bogle http://glennshepardblog.com/?p=4259&cpage=1#comment-5171 Ginger Bogle Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:31:43 +0000 http://glennshepardblog.com/?p=4259#comment-5171 Glenn - My step-daughter has an induction stove - she loves it - BUT she never has cooked on anything else. I've been cooking for years and I cannot prepare a meal on her induction stove without burning something. Everything heats up really fast - you have to learn a totally new way of cooking. The upside is that only the food gets hot - not the pans. (Great if you have little kids around the house). So, you need to think about whether or not you want to re-learn everything you've ever known about how to make something turn out right. Let us know what you decide. Glenn –
My step-daughter has an induction stove – she loves it – BUT she never has cooked on anything else.
I’ve been cooking for years and I cannot prepare a meal on her induction stove without burning something. Everything heats up really fast – you have to learn a totally new way of cooking.
The upside is that only the food gets hot – not the pans. (Great if you have little kids around the house).
So, you need to think about whether or not you want to re-learn everything you’ve ever known about how to make something turn out right. Let us know what you decide.

]]> Comment on Feedback on the 7-27-10 issue of Work Is Not for Sissies by Johnathon Branam http://glennshepardblog.com/?p=4092&cpage=1#comment-4974 Johnathon Branam Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:30:06 +0000 http://glennshepardblog.com/?p=4092#comment-4974 I had to read your article three times to get the full impact of it. I appreciate reading what you have to say. It's unfortunate that more people do not understand the benefits of coaching. Keep up the good work. I had to read your article three times to get the full impact of it. I appreciate reading what you have to say. It’s unfortunate that more people do not understand the benefits of coaching. Keep up the good work.

]]> Comment on Feedback on the 8-31-10 issue of Work Is Not for Sissies by Paul Stein http://glennshepardblog.com/?p=4240&cpage=1#comment-4934 Paul Stein Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:51:10 +0000 http://glennshepardblog.com/?p=4240#comment-4934 I always felt that good managers teach employees to become independently productive. I became a new manager of a single employee that I helped hire, and trained her so well that over time the amount of necessary face-time decreased such that we only needed to talk on rare occasions when something truly novel came up. Her work was wonderful, and she received outstanding performance reviews from everyone. One day my boss told us managers to be more "hands on" with our employees, to meet regularly. As I was already intermittently discussing career development with mine, frankly, I saw anything more as a waste of two people's times. My "management" inactivity soon led my boss to revise my job role and placed my employee directly under him. Hence, the expression, "No good deed goes unpunished." I always felt that good managers teach employees to become independently productive. I became a new manager of a single employee that I helped hire, and trained her so well that over time the amount of necessary face-time decreased such that we only needed to talk on rare occasions when something truly novel came up. Her work was wonderful, and she received outstanding performance reviews from everyone. One day my boss told us managers to be more “hands on” with our employees, to meet regularly. As I was already intermittently discussing career development with mine, frankly, I saw anything more as a waste of two people’s times. My “management” inactivity soon led my boss to revise my job role and placed my employee directly under him. Hence, the expression, “No good deed goes unpunished.”

]]> Comment on Feedback on the 8-31-10 issue of Work Is Not for Sissies by Brad http://glennshepardblog.com/?p=4240&cpage=1#comment-4933 Brad Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:45:01 +0000 http://glennshepardblog.com/?p=4240#comment-4933 Eagle Scout Shepard: I was a Scoutmaster for many years. Our official BSA training was to sit in a chair & hold a coffee cup. When one of the boys would come with a problem, we were trained to respond, "Hmmmm...what do you think you should do?" They always worked it out, AND the solution was appropriate because they saw it from their eyes, not mine. The best learning is by doing. Overall, I think the boys really appreciated being trusted. It was one of the BSA techniques to build character. Happy 100 years Boy Scouts of America! Eagle Scout Shepard: I was a Scoutmaster for many years. Our official BSA training was to sit in a chair & hold a coffee cup. When one of the boys would come with a problem, we were trained to respond, “Hmmmm…what do you think you should do?” They always worked it out, AND the solution was appropriate because they saw it from their eyes, not mine.
The best learning is by doing.
Overall, I think the boys really appreciated being trusted. It was one of the BSA techniques to build character.
Happy 100 years Boy Scouts of America!

]]> Comment on Feedback on the 8-31-10 issue of Work Is Not for Sissies by Ellen http://glennshepardblog.com/?p=4240&cpage=1#comment-4932 Ellen Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:14:28 +0000 http://glennshepardblog.com/?p=4240#comment-4932 I just had this situation with a problem employee. I asked her to do something and she blewup at me telling me how backlogged she was and I never offered to help her. I had offered to help her with the idea of hiring another person but she said she could do all the work. She expected the help to be me doing her work. To top if off she went to my boss and said I was on the phone all day and did no work. I can't fire her because she is a government employee. What I will now be doing is micro managing her work and giving her timeframes. I have taken away work she enjoyed and given it to another. Now she has 7 hours to complete her data entries, filing and whatever else I give her that falls into her job description. And my phone calls, I hire people so you know how that goes, back and forth with info. Unfortunate so many people out of work and this one has a job. I just had this situation with a problem employee. I asked her to do something and she blewup at me telling me how backlogged she was and I never offered to help her. I had offered to help her with the idea of hiring another person but she said she could do all the work. She expected the help to be me doing her work. To top if off she went to my boss and said I was on the phone all day and did no work. I can’t fire her because she is a government employee. What I will now be doing is micro managing her work and giving her timeframes. I have taken away work she enjoyed and given it to another. Now she has 7 hours to complete her data entries, filing and whatever else I give her that falls into her job description. And my phone calls, I hire people so you know how that goes, back and forth with info. Unfortunate so many people out of work and this one has a job.

]]> Comment on Feedback on the 8-31-10 issue of Work Is Not for Sissies by Terry Wiegand http://glennshepardblog.com/?p=4240&cpage=1#comment-4931 Terry Wiegand Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:07:54 +0000 http://glennshepardblog.com/?p=4240#comment-4931 Thanks again Glenn. As a homemaker, I have appreciated the wisdom you have offered us that is not just for managers in the work force. You are teaching life skills that serve us all well no matter where we find ourselves. Terry Wiegand Springfield, MO Thanks again Glenn.

As a homemaker, I have appreciated the wisdom you have offered us that is not just for managers in the work force. You are teaching life skills that serve us all well no matter where we find ourselves.

Terry Wiegand
Springfield, MO

]]> Comment on Feedback on the 8-31-10 issue of Work Is Not for Sissies by Christina Larsen http://glennshepardblog.com/?p=4240&cpage=1#comment-4930 Christina Larsen Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:38:12 +0000 http://glennshepardblog.com/?p=4240#comment-4930 This makes so much sense yet makes me laugh out loud: “You are not a monkey dump”! What a powerful message not only at work, but in all of life! Christina Larsen Wind Energy Development Alliant Energy - CR GO 7 This makes so much sense yet makes me laugh out loud: “You are not a monkey dump”! What a powerful message not only at work, but in all of life!

Christina Larsen
Wind Energy Development
Alliant Energy – CR GO 7

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