Management

2 Terrible Myths About Meetings
People have found numerous ways to ruin a meeting. Here are two myths that make everyone uncomfortable.1) Endurance implies strength.Back in the days of saber tooth tigers and walking to work, physical toughness was essential for survival. Read more →
20 Proven Tips to Avoid Hiring Mistakes
GREAT COMPANIES MUST ATTRACT GREAT PEOPLEI have told everyone who would listen that the best business book BY FAR that I have ever read is Good to Great by Jim Collins. Read more →
20 Questions To See If You Are Ready To Outsource
Some companies are jumping into software outsourcing before they are ready. They hire a team, sometimes the wrong one, and then expect them to start producing software right away. Read more →
25 Great Ways to Find the Right People and Not Break the Bank
Are you trying to hire dozens of hourly workers or a senior executive? Where do you look and how do you get the word out? There are many ways to find the right people besides placing want ads. Read more →
25 Super-Practical Steps to Build Your Business!
For the past several weeks, we have focused on some wonderful but (to my way of thinking) rather fancy ideas about life. I wrote about motivation (I don't believe in it). Read more →
3 Foolproof Ways To Soar Through A Recession
Winners are ALWAYS looking for ways to grow their business. They trust their company, trust their customers to come through for them, and realize that a financial crunch offers advantages that aren't available during better economic times. Read more →
3 Ingredients of Highly Profitable Organizational Change
As waves of organizational change sweep across the business landscape, a huge question arises: What must a leader do to make sure change produces highly profitable results? Read more →
3 Innovation Keys - Do Your Innovative Efforts Need More Power?
Recently, I attended a webinar with nearly 400 other Chief Learning Officers - during one polling period, we were asked what primary driving force pushes organization-wide or individual innovation - the majority agreed that leadership is that force. Read more →
3 Keys to Being a Fearless Executive
In my work with business executives, I have come to the conclusion that most individuals in positions of influence got there accidentally. This may sound harsh to those of you in the business world reading this article, but the truth CAN be harsh, much like the medicine our mothers gave us as young children. Read more →
3 Lessons About Meetings from the Forest
Here are three lessons about meetings that came from a walk through the forest.1) Giant SequoiasThese marvelous trees are a living example that some things take time. Read more →

Aphorism

You should invest in a business that even a fool can run, because someday a fool will.

Warren Buffett


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