Leadership

Time Management Revisited

Submitted by rparker on Sat, 02/13/2010 - 11:50

Dr. Charles Hobbs, the time management guru of the 70's, was quite clear that "prioritization" of tasks was a process. He advocated a daily review of things to be done - anticipating the context of the next 24 hours. "What should I work on today?'

Undercover Boss and the "Red Zone"

Submitted by rparker on Wed, 02/03/2010 - 11:57

I don't plan to watch "Undercover Boss". I work in the "red zone". Nevertheless, it is a brilliant idea. This may or may not turn out to be "good television" - but it is absolutely vital that business leaders validate their notions of how their people work.

Troll Alert!

Submitted by rparker on Fri, 10/30/2009 - 17:42

On the internet, a TROLL is someone who baits an innocent into a war of words in a discussion forum. The object of the argument is not truth or knowledge, but a "slice and dice" victory at any cost, and Trolls love to play this game for hours. (Google:"What is a Troll?" for more information. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll)

Creating Jobs is easy. Creating Wealth is hard.

Submitted by rparker on Fri, 02/27/2009 - 12:21

To the politician, Business exists to provide jobs and pay taxes. But, as one economist noted, important jobs with life or death consequences (and presumably a correspondingly high employee self-esteem) could be created overnight by placing the unemployed in charge of busy intersections and turning off the automated traffic lights. This easy change, if mandated, would create many jobs but would destroy wealth. “Broken Window” economics creates jobs in the short term, but what about tomorrow?

How Will We Ever Replace Joe? - Part One

Submitted by rparker on Tue, 12/30/2008 - 01:27

...A Tale About Recruiting

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