Tag archive for ‘Debora Dragseth’
Project Safe Send: 20 years of convenient and free contaminant disposal
By DEBORA DRAGSETH For the Tribune Take a look under your sink, storage shed or in the back corner of your garage. Any old rat poison or a rusty can of roach spray? A weed killer you vaguely remember buying sometime in the 1980s? Instead of wreaking havoc on the environment by pouring a dangerous [...]
North Dakota 2.0
By DEBORA DRAGSETH For the Tribune In case you haven’t noticed — this is not your grandfather’s North Dakota. It seems as if the land of grass and sky has been transformed overnight and its residents have been forced to come face-to-face with inevitable and enormous change. We find ourselves asking “Where is the state [...]
Antelope Valley Station: Clean coal technology
Submitted photo: Each of the twin Antelope Valley Station units has the capacity to produce 450 megawatts of electricity. Unit 1, right, came online in 1984. Unit 2 came online in 1986. By Debora Dragseth For the Tribune Daryl Hill’s smile is as sunny and welcoming as the quintessential North Dakota morning. It’s been 33 [...]
A Working Chance
Story by DEBORA DRAGSETH Rehabilitation Consulting & Services makes employment connections Picture if you will: A man sits behind the president’s desk on the executive floor in the headquarters of an international business. He is capable, confident and commands authority, answers phone calls and signs off on all of the company’s largest decisions. He is [...]
Through the Grapevine
The rumor mill at work can hurt everyone involved The economic downturn with its accompanying layoffs, mergers and closures has made rumors and gossip in the workplace as contagious as the flu. An overactive rumor mill can take over a company and shift its employees’ energies from positive productivity to negative in fighting. Following are [...]
Say What? A closer look into workplace jargon
Most occupations, hobbies and sports have a language all their own. This language, known as jargon, is a set of technical or specialized terms and phrases that typically only the members of what might be call the “in group” understand. According to Huang Xiaozhao, professor of linguistics at the University of North Dakota, the use [...]
November Business Briefs
Dragseth wins national award for business journalism Active writer and speaker, Dickinson State University studentelected outstanding college professor, curriculum designer for Fortune 200 companies, hiker and runner, Dr. Debora Dragseth can now add national award winning journalist to her list of accomplishments. On Sept. 12, at its annual awards banquet in San Antonio, the National [...]
Risk finds Reward
By Debora Dragseth Taking a risk means engaging in any activity for which there exists both the potential to realize a loss and the potential to realize a benefit. Willingness to take risks is a critical ingredient to attaining success. A small child would never learn to walk without taking the risk of attempting his [...]
A New Generation of Risk Takers
By Debora Dragseth What can parents and employers do to empower North Dakota’s children and young adults to embrace risk, be willing to change the status quo, begin new and exciting enterprises and become North Dakota’s next generation of successful leaders? Tools for Parents Nancy Sprynczynatyk, a licensed mental health counselor with 20 years of [...]
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