Being Fair in Business and Doing Business Well Is Not Mutually Exclusive Harrison Barnes played a pivotal role in the Golden State Warriors 2015 championship and the 2016 NBA record for wins season. Once his contract ended, Barnes signed a four-year, $94 million contract with the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavs seemed to be a good…
The Power of ‘Do Your Job,’ the Patriots Mantra
Institutional Culture I am not a Patriots fan by any stretch of the imagination, but no NFL team can match their success over the past 18 years. Why is that? Is it that Tom Brandy is arguably the best quarterback ever to play? Well, that helps, but I believe more than anything it’s their institutional…
How to Achieve Better Business Communication
Business Communication Reference List We live in an era of many forms of instant business communication, yet we are terrible at communicating. Most people have trouble navigating which method to use. Here is a quick reference list for business communication to ensure you do it right. There are exceptions to every rule, but this list…
Scientists discover new math, two plus two is now five (2 + 2 = 5) and how to get in front of fake news.
Fake news has become a staple of our society the past few years. It’s changing elections, effecting policy making and ultimately fueling hate. Fake news is nothing new to politics. Ancient nations used propaganda dating back to the early days of the Roman empire. Today, fake digital news is widespread and hard to stop at…
“Where are we with this?” Zombie projects no one wants to finish
What to do with projects that never get done. We have all received an email from a supervisor with the first sentence, “Where are we with this?” It comes on a day when he/she finally has an opportunity to follow up on managing projects that should have never started in the first place. All the…