Most entrepreneurs can come up with a host of reasons not to take a vacation. They worry about who’ll watch the business while they’re gone, whether cash is too tight for them to go, or if customers will put up with talking to someone other than an owner. Often just simple addiction to the business [...]
I will admit that I’m not a fan of President Obama. If that turns you off, so be it — I will always speak my mind, and you have every right to read what you want.
I dislike that he is a micromanger as characterized by the Wall Street Journal.
However, in all fairness, this is an [...]
Have you ever had a bad day when nothing seemed to go right? Or a situation where your decision or plan turned out to be a real disaster? Maybe just a time when you said the wrong thing.
Did you think about the situation and say to yourself, “wow, that was stupid; I can’t believe I [...]
I’m very glad (Maersk Alabama ship’s) Captain Richard Phillips and crew are safe.
A lot has been said and written about Captain Phillips being a hero because of his actions to give himself as a hostage for the safety of his crew. The question I ask is this: “Is Captain Phillips really a hero? And if [...]
Think about this:
“For the first time in Gallup history, more Americans say that economic growth should be given priority even if the environment suffers to some extent (51%) than say protection of the environment should be given priority even at the risk of curbing economic growth (42%).”
While very slight (at 51%) more people think the [...]
Where are all the real superheroes?
Another question: How many superheroes have the same powers as another one? “Uhmm, none!”
Maybe that’s part of why they’re called “super-heroes.”
So how many superheroes do you know?
I love reading the Readers’ Digest because they have stories of heroes in every issue. It’s always uplifting to read stories of real people [...]
The economy continues to be challenging. Fewer sales, less revenue, and more layoffs.
Here are a couple of thoughts:
Are your current employees sabotaging your success?
Are your people focused on the right things that will lead to success in this time?
Here’s an interesting snippet of a commentary from Bob Seldon, the MD of the Australian National Learning [...]
UPDATE:
I just happened across this and have to add it into this post. It’s a bit long, but worth every minute!
According to a February 2009 survey by Adecco, 54% of the respondents would have chosen a different career path knowing what they know today.
How many of your employees are included in that figure? Do you [...]
Who does the work at your place of [tag]business[/tag]? The managers? The individual contributors?
In today’s organizations it should be both, but I doubt that many managers or leaders would be able to get much done without the involvement of the individual contributors.
I picked up today on the results of an [tag]employee engagement[/tag] survey by the [...]
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