Management

Are Employees Really Your Most Precious Asset?
I have yet to walk into a company during my thirty five years in the industry that didn?t have some form of this statement about the value of employees printed somewhere. Read more →
Are Expectations and Boundaries Clearly In Place?
Watching young children at play is, of course, entertaining. For the businessperson, watching young children at play can also be educational. Sometimes kids run amok; they can be aggressive, destructive, and unmanageable yet n other situations they are orderly, polite, and delightful. Read more →
Are Happy Employees Motivated Employees?
When was the last time you felt excited, motivated and extremely keen to be at work? Chances are it was when you had a job or project that really interested you, you had control over what you did and the way you did it, and you didn? Read more →
Are Level Five Leaders Magnetic?
I've been thinking a lot lately about something Marianne Williamson said in one of her lectures (I recently bought a 4 CD set of some of her live speeches called "Letting Go and Becoming"). Read more →
Are Management Roles Changing Today?
There are a number of conditions that are impacting the roles of managers today. A few of them are:- Greater cultural diversity- Several distinctive employee age groups- Increased impact and use of technology- A growing international market place- Ethical standards that are unclear or inconsistent- Greater stress levels among all employee groups- Corporate direction and strategy is under fire by consumers- The desire of employees for greater independence and autonomy- Increased consumer choices for products and services- Fewer specifically skilled employees- Relentless and accelerating changeGot a migraine yet? Read more →
Are Managerial Controls Pulling Down Your Growth
Managing a new and growing business requires a vision far beyond what the average manager can even begin to comprehend or understand. This vision may be the ingredient which separates a leader from a manager. Read more →
Are Managers Born or Created?
Strange thing management isn?t it; it?s not a career path we choose as a child, alongside the fireman, policeman, brain surgeon & astronaut. But one that a great deal more of us find ourselves slipping into, and yes I mean slip into, we never choose it, it kind of snuck up on us. Read more →
Are Meetings Producing a Loss or a Gain?
Almost everyday people in organizations have to attend meetings. Has anyone at the organizations looked at those meetings to determine if they are productive? Read more →
Are Professional Translators Worth the Cost
So the time has finally come and you've decided that you want to take your business to the next level and provide your product in Spanish. However, you don't really know the first step in starting the process. Read more →
Are You A B.O.S.S. -- "Boisterous, Omnipotent, Self Indulgent, Sociopath"
Boisterous, Omnipotent, Self- indulgent Sociopath. Avoid the B.O.S.S. syndrome with five leadership principles that translate academic leadership theory to real world, 21st century application. Read more →

Aphorism

My mission has been to change the industry so that our citizens - the human beings who invest in funds - get a fair shake.

John Bogle


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