Robert Hogan, chairman of the psychology department at the University of Tulsa, asserts that “60 percent to 75 percent of American managers are incompetent.” He says bad managerial styles include these:
• The arrogant manager. Know-it-all; beats up on workers; makes a sudden impact, then moves on
• The charmer. Highly likable, lazy; has no agenda; does [...]
The words “additive” or “chemical” strike fear in people who do not understand that all foods, and all living things, are composed of chemicals, and that there are safe and legitimate uses for additives in foods. Our present system of processing and marketing would be impossible if no additives could be used, and food spoilage [...]
When to see your doctor
• if the rash has not improved after 3-4 days, despite all the above measures;
• if blisters, crusts, or pimples appear;
• if your child is very distressed and not sleeping;
• if your child has an unexplained fever;
• if the rash is spreading;
• if the end of your child’s penis is red [...]
Bathing and hygiene
Babies need particular attention to cleaning in order to prevent them from picking up germs. Areas which need to be kept as clean as possible are the nappy region and the umbilicus (navel or belly button) (see opposite). Most babies enjoy their bathtime, which can be relaxing for both parents and baby. Your [...]
“Shopping together for a theme song, a love theme song, was not easy. We had songs that we liked before, sort of ‘our songs’ of the past, but it was hard to find a new one,” said one wife. I had instructed them to find a song that could signify their own recommitment to their [...]
THE RULE OF ROMANCE ROULETTE
Wife: “I sort of remember where. We were in the drive-in, of all places. We never really necked or anything there. It cost too much to get in, so we thought we should watch the movie. The bucket seats were impossible. The backseat was full of junk like hubcaps and I [...]
Some girls are first noticed to have scoliosis because their dress does not hang properly on their shoulders.
In most cases where scoliosis is developed well before puberty a rapid deterioration may take place in the two to three years before the onset of puberty. But, if a child is first seen at puberty with only [...]
There is a lot we have to learn about diabetes.
It is a disease where the sufferer needs to know as much as the doctor so he can manage on his own and lead a normal life.
To help him in this, he needs an interested and well-informed doctor, and he may obtain help, advice and encouragement [...]
If you receive a note from the kindergarten teacher telling you some of the children have head lice, don’t shudder and think you have chosen a kindergarten in the wrong neighborhood.
I suppose we have grown up with the idea that anyone who has become a home for little bugs must be unclean.
Unfortunately, this is not [...]
If cancer involves the brain, the first signs may just be symptoms of raised pressure within the skull—headache, vomiting and maybe blurred vision. Of course, there are many other possible reasons for these symptoms. Contrary to what many people imagine, cancer in the brain very rarely causes the complete alteration in personality which some people [...]