Often, we take things for granted. As bloggers, we sometimes forget how difficult it was for us when we first got started in this “phenom”. I still don’t know much about the technologies that I use to bring this blog to the internet public. But, one thing I know that is useful is this thing called RSS - Real Simple Syndication. So, for those of you new to blogging, here is an article I came across today while surfing on BlogExplosion that will help you with learning more about RSS and how it will help you to promote your blog.

In fact, I have already gleaned at least one new tip that I will put to practice over here soon, and that is to have a RSS Landing Page. I have always been confused why clicking on that RSS button gets you to a bunch of almost meaningless, or at least confusing, goobledeeguk code. So, as soon as I get less drowsy and have the inspiration and motivation to pretty up pages around here, I will create for myself a nice little RSS landing page too. Gee, I am even using the phrase as if this is my usual talk. Cool! I am becoming a little bit of a blogging geek!

Anyway, if you are new to blogging (or even if you are an “old hand”) and this tip (as well as the rest of the other tips you find on the page I linked above) helps you, let me know will ya?

This article, which reports on the fallout from a smirk on a face of an employee during a staff meeting, brought back memories, and perhaps a little bit of a smirk. Not at the poor guy who “got the sack” as they say downunder, or at the employer who brandished his toxicity in response to what he felt to be a personal threat.

It reminded me of the times I was accused of smirking not a few times while working for my former boss (whom I profiled as a paradigmatic toxic boss). Up until then, no one has ever attributed that kind of action to me, and I honestly didn’t know exactly how to do that. Honestly! Tell, me! How exactly does one smirk?

Those were the days. It surprises me that managers and others who have the responsibility to run people and organizations have the audacity to act as if they deserve unfeigned loyalty and respect without earning them. I hope the pressure that the union and the authorities are putting on the company will bear fruit and justice for all.

NOTE: Previously, I posted on toxic leadership here, here and here. I also mused about what it is about the position of leadership that apparently makes it so unique that not only do leaders think there have a justification for moral deviations, but most of us seem to tolerate these moral shortcomings and some even expect them of our corporate and political leaders. See also this short wikipedia article.