What kind of a person is your boss? Because most of us work in such close proximity to our supervisor, we cannot help but ask ourselves that question on a regular basis. After all, they exert enormous influence on our lives both within and outside of our place of work. . Is your boss an [...]
History has not been kind to narcissists and egocentrics. Consider the fates of such figures as Caligula, Julius Caesar, Napoleon Bonaparte, Benito Mussolini, Adolph Hitler, and Saddam Hussein. Reviled dictators all, who burned hot for a while, then met with tragic – some might argue deserved – ends. I don’t know about you, but I [...]
High performance athletes can teach us a great deal about what it takes to succeed in life, and in business. Two weeks ago, I attended a reunion at my former rowing club in Mississauga, Canada. I competed and coached at elite levels back in the 1970′s and 1980′s, winning national and international championships. As a coach, [...]
A rock song written by Pete Townshend of The Who, titled “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” contains these lyrics: Meet the old boss Same as the old boss… Sometimes I wonder if we are progressing insofar as our ideals regarding leadership are concerned, or if it is, and ever will be “same old, same old.” Increasing [...]
As America struggles to emerge from the greatest economic threat posed since the Great Depression, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are expected to battle throughout the balance of 2012 to determine who will occupy the White House. And they face a ledger full of over $1 trillion in red ink this year alone. Among their [...]
“The Postal Service can’t afford to continue hemorrhaging money like this,” Senator Tom Carper, a Delaware Democrat…said in an e-mailed statement. “Congress can’t stand idly by and allow it to continue to creep towards collapse. The Postal Service supports a trillion-dollar mailing industry and over 8 million jobs.” This stunning quote appeared in today’s San [...]
It’s the bottom of the ninth inning. The opponent has just scored in the top of the inning, putting them one run ahead. The game is on the line. Your slugger – the guy who is paid the big bucks to hit the home run when times are tough, is sitting on the bench clipping [...]
In the 21st Century, managing risk, including setting down action plans to follow in the event of a natural catastrophe, is a major concern for governments, businesses, NGO’s, and individuals in the 21st century. That we are very concerned about the human cost of natural disasters, pandemics, and civil unrest – including terrorist attacks – [...]
By 1950, when he was called to work in Japan, Dr. Deming had developed a framework, or philosophy of management which were later christened “The Fourteen Points.” (see my first submission in this series dated March 15, 2012). There was a recognition that there had been a failure of statistical methods to drive improvement in [...]
Owners of new businesses almost always have a burning passion for their product or service. Otherwise, why would a sane person want to get into that business in the first place? So it will come as no surprise to anyone that successful entrepreneurs know a lot about the products that they will be selling, or [...]
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