10 Commitments You Should Make for Your Own Financial Success
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No Wonder He’s On The Hundred Dollar Bill
How would you describe a person who was an author, businessman, printer, entrepreneur, politician, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, and a literal walking encyclopedia? His wisdom held together a fragile disparate group, contemplating a revolt against the most powerful nation on the face of the earth at the time. He led a colorful life and left [...]
10 Steps to Becoming a Results-Based Leader
These 10 strategies are adapted from Results-Based Leadership(Harvard Business School Press, Boston, www.hbsp.harvard.edu). Honestly, I’ve read more than my share of books on leadership, but this book crystallizes the characteristics of a leader who is driven by results. I believe that all people who lead others in any way or in any organization should read [...]
7 Things I Learned As A New Manager
That first big promotion. What a rush! I held the keys, I made decisions, I made the schedule, I was in charge. Nothing beats the smug satisfaction of a career that’s on track. Add to that the bigger paycheck and the confidence that came from being called “boss,” and I felt like I was on [...]
So You Want To Be In Management
Ah, management. The thought just causes your eyes to glaze over, doesn’t it? The golf games, the easy office life, the perks, the expense accounts, the company car, the company credit cards, and the fabulous salary.
From this corporate officer’s standpoint, just remember this: if you aren’t the lead dog, the view never changes.
Management isn’t about [...]
An Open Letter From Employees To Bosses
We, your employees, are in the position to make you look very good. We want to do so. You have the power to enable us to make you look good, and to protect us from silly bureaucracy and ridiculous management power struggles.
Many of us have been hired from outside the company, supposedly, because of what [...]
Which Presidential Candidate is Best for My Portfolio
Which candidate to chose? Which candidate will help the markets? Which candidate will help my portfolio most? Which candidate will give ME a boost?
The answer might surprise you.
In an election year, you’re sure to hear many talking heads espouse ideas that one party or one candidate is better for the market and by default, your [...]
Things I DIDN’T Learn in College: Part 5 - How I Manage Multiple Priorities
Are you overwhelmed with trying to manage multiple “top” priorities? Do you feel you’ve overextended yourself? Is the pressure more than you can stand? If you can fog a mirror these days, you probably answered yes to at least one of those questions.
Getting Things Done by David Allen
Work doesn’t have the boundaries that it used to have. People carry laptops home and continue working (kinda like what I’m doing), they answer emails while on vacation in Disney World, they take business cell phone calls while out to dinner with their families. These factors are causing stress among the knowledge workforce. No more is there an 8 to 5 factory job and at 5:01 it’s over.
Five Signs of a Troubled Company
Troubled companies often have too many people making rules at the expense of principles. Principles should be the guiding forces behind everything a company does. The most important principle: Customer Satisfaction. A company that initiates a rule for every potentiality without considering how those rules will affect a front line employee’s ability to attract and retain customers will have frustrated employees and dwindling customer transactions.
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