Financial Freedom Is Merely Organized Common Sense
Is an election a form of hiring?
If you were a fully involved Beatles fan in the ’60s you might know. I am betting not. We watched a NetFlix documentary called “Good Ol’ Freda” last weekend. It is the story of Freda Kelly who, at 17, became Brian Epstein’s secretary just… Continue Reading “Who Is Freda Kelly?”
Leadership is a soft skill that gets results. Few people spend enough time understanding it and developing their own ability. Somehow learning formulae and specifications and product uses seems more important. We should all work smarter. Leadership and/or its absence pervade our entire life. … Continue Reading “Some Thoughts On Leadership”
A rising tide lifts all the boats. This simple idea is a matter of faith amongst economists. Politicians voice it but their actions speak louder that they do not believe it. That a growing economy helps everyone seems reasonable. I am certain that the… Continue Reading “You Get More Of What You Reward and Less Of What You Punish”
People will not push their wealth into the future if they do not trust the future to behave in their favour or at least in ways they understand. That business people do not have presently much faith in the future is a given. The… Continue Reading “Uncertainty Matters”
Employers who expect to survive have intuitive ideas about what characteristics employees will possess. They can benefit if they formalize their knowledge because when you know what you are looking for, you recognize it when it appears. Prospective employees would be wise to develop… Continue Reading “What Employers Want (Should Want?)”
Not many people like employee evaluation/performance review. If you know what the person is supposed to be doing, then you can evaluate against the task requirements. Objectivity is always a plus. You might find the following helpful for the review of each element in… Continue Reading “Employee Review”
Tiger Woods shot 66 yesterday (September 20th) to tie for the lead at the Tour Championship. Tiger is a golf polymath. He is at least good at every aspect of golf and he is excellent at many of them. Golf is the exception. You… Continue Reading “Do-It-Yourself Is A Trap”